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Report of
The Carolina Charter
Tercentenary Commission
Honorable Francis E. Winslow
Chairman
December 31, 1963
Published by the
State Department of Archives and History
Raleigh, North Carolina
1964
Report of
The Carolina Charter
Tercentenary Commission
Honorable Francis E. Winslow
Chairman
December 31, 1963
Published by the
State Department of Archives and History
Raleigh, North Carolina
1964
THE CAROLINA CHARTER TERCENTENARY
COMMISSION
as of December 31, 1963
Hon. Francis E. Winslow, Chairman
Henry Belk
Mrs. Doris Betts
Dr. Chalmers G. Davidson
Mrs. Everett L. Durham
William C. Fields
William Carrington Gretter, Jr.
Grayson Harding
Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr.
Mrs. Ernest L. Ives
Dr. Henry W. Jordan
Mrs. Kauno A. Lehto
James G. W. MacLamroc
Mrs. Harry McMullan
Dr. Paul Murray
Dan M. Paul
Dr. Robert H. Spiro, Jr.
David Stick
J. P. Strother
Mrs. J. O. Tally, Jr.
Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright
Dr. Charles F. Carroll,
Superintendent of
Public Instruction
Ex-Officio
Robert L. Stallings,
Director, Department of
Conservation and Development
Dr. Christopher Crittenden
Director, Department of
Archives and History,
Secretary
Executive Secretary
Brig. Gen. John D. F. Phillips, U. S. Army (Ret.)
Members Appointed for the Term September II, 1959-
August 31, 1961
Winston Broadfoot
Dr. H. H. Cunningham
Lambert Davis 1
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher
Paul Green
Mrs. William D. Holmes, Jr.
Mrs. Robert Grady Johnson
Ben Dixon MacNeill 2
D. Victor Meekins 3
George M. Stephens
Gilbert T. Stephenson 4
Hon. J. Emmett Winslow
1 Reappointed for the term beginning September 1, 1961 ; resigned August 15, 1962.
2 Deceased May 27, 1960.
3 Appointed July 30, 1960 to fill vacancy caused by Mr. MacNeill's death.
4 Resigned January 24, 1961.
CAROLINA CHARTER TERCENTENARY
COMMISSION
BOX 1881
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
December 31, 1963
Honorable Terry Sanford
Governor of North Carolina
State Capitol
Raleigh, North Carolina
Your Excellency:
I have the honor of transmitting herewith the final re-
port of the Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission.
Some of the highlights of the year-long observance are sum-
marized in the following paragraphs.
The Commission's achievements in the field of scholar-
ship include publication of the initial volume of a com-
pletely new edition of the Colonial Records of North Caro-
lina, and assembly of a very large quantity of original source
materials hitherto unpublished.
Our Commission notes with satisfaction its contribution
to the education of our young people through the publica-
tion and distribution to schools and libraries throughout the
State of a series of historical pamphlets dealing with the
little-known period 1663-1763. Other contributions in this
area were the Essay Contest for junior and senior high school
students, the Mobile Museum of History, and the historical
motion picture "The Road to Carolina."
In the field of the Arts, mention may be made of the Ter-
centenary Art Exhibit in Raleigh, held in March and April,
the symphonic composition "North State" by Hunter John-
son, and the Commission's Literary Competition.
The Commission has succeeded in making the nation
aware of North Carolina's Tercentenary through two other
projects: The Carolina Charter Commemorative Stamp,
issued by the Post Office Department in April; and the tele-
vision musical drama "The Sojourner and Mollie Sinclair,"
by Carlisle Floyd.
North Carolina's citizens were made more knowledgeable
of the State's heritage and its role in the early development
of the nation through a state-wide program of local com-
memorative observances. These activities, in which countless
thousands of persons participated, took many forms, as a
glance at this section of the enclosed report will disclose.
The programs must be regarded as a form of public educa-
tion in the history of the State.
The cost to the State of the Tercentenary program was
$257,216 out of total appropriations of $261,996. In addi-
tion, more than $85,000 of private funds was contributed or
pledged as a result of the efforts of the Commission and its
related agency, the North Carolina Tercentenary Celebra-
tion Commission which was established by the federal gov-
ernment. For the first year and a half of its life the Commis-
sion's staff comprised two persons; thereafter it never ex-
ceeded ten, half of whom were concerned exclusively with
the Colonial Records project.
The Commisison is privileged to have had a part in the
conduct of this unique celebration which it feels has fur-
thered civic pride and thus contributed to responsible citi-
zenship in our State. We would, however, be remiss in our
duties if we failed to urge in the strongest terms greater
support by the State government for the Colonial Records
project. The Commission believes that no undertaking of
the Tercentenary program is more deserving of such sup-
port. North Carolina owes it to herself to assemble the source
materials which will make possible the preparation of more
complete and accurate history books to replace those now
in use. The latter have, for the most part, been written by
scholars with inadequate reference materials and, in conse-
quence, have accorded scant recognition to North Carolina's
part in the formation of the American nation.
Faithfully,
F. E. Winslow
Chairman
Enclosure: Report of the Carolina Charter Tercentenary
Commission
CONTENTS
Page
The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission ii
Chairman's Letter of Transmittal iii
CHAPTER
I. Introduction 1
II. Formulating the Tercentenary Program 5
III. Scholarly Activities 8
IV. Programs in Schools, Colleges
and Universities 13
V. Arts 22
VI. Religious Activities 28
VII. Local Commemorative Observances 31
VIII. Financing the Tercentenary Programs 63
IX . M iscellaneous 69
X. Acknowledgments - 78
APPENDIXES
I. Committees of the Carolina Charter
Tercentenary Commission 80
II. North Carolina Tercentenary
Celebration Commission 94
III. Receipts and Expenditures of
Carolina Charter Corporation Funds 95
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CHAPTER I
Introduction
The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission was es-
tablished by the 1959 General Assembly of North Carolina
in order to "make plans and develop a program for celebra-
tion of the tercentenary of the granting of the Carolina
Charter of 1663, and at the appropriate time or times [to]
conduct such celebration or celebrations." x This act fixed
the size of the Commission at 22 members to be appointed
by the Governor for a term of two years, in addition to three
ex officio members: the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, the Director of the State Department of Archives and
History, and the Director of the Department of Conserva-
tion and Development. The appointive members were issued
commissions dated September 1, 1959. The Honorable
Francis E. Winslow of Rocky Mount was appointed Chair-
man. Provision was made in the 1959 legislation for defray-
ing the start-up expenses of the Commission from the Con-
tingency and Emergency Fund.
Following an organizational meeting of the Commission
on October 15, 1959, there was appointed an Executive
Committee consisting of Mr. Winslow as Chairman; Dr.
Christopher Crittenden, Director of the State Department
of Archives and History, as Secretary; and the following
additional members: Mr. Henry Belk, Goldsboro; Dean
H. H. Cunningham, Elon Colleoe 2 ; Mr. Lambert Davis,
Chapel Hill 3 ; Mrs. Robert Grady Johnson, Burgaw 2 ; and
Mr. David Stick, Kitty Hawk. Mr. James G. W. MacLamroc,
Greensboro, was appointed to the Executive Committee July
14, 1961; Mrs. J. O. Tally, Jr., Fayetteville, and Mr.
Dan M. Paul, Raleigh, November 21, 1961; and Dr. H. W.
Jordan, Cedar Falls, April 13, 1962.
The executive group first convened December 11, 1959,
at which time it was decided to secure the services of a di-
1 Session Laws of 1959, Chapter 1238.
2 Term expired August 31, 1961.
3 Resigned August 15, 1962.
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rector to be designated executive secretary, and a small staff.
On May 16, 1960, Brigadier General John D. F. Phillips,
U.S.A. (Ret.) was appointed Executive Secretary. Miss Julia
Ribet was employed as clerk May 20, 1960. Arrangements
were made to establish an office in Raleigh at 121 Halifax
Street.
The Commission held a plenary meeting May 20, 1960, at
which two significant actions were taken. First, it was decided
to adopt as a major objective of the Carolina Charter Ter-
centenary the provision by the State of an appropriate build-
ing to serve as the repository for North Carolina's archives
and other historical items, and as headquarters for the State's
historical program and activities. Second, the Commission
approved in principle the recommendations of its Executive
Secretary regarding the scope and content of a program for
the observance of the Carolina Charter Tercentenary.
While the Commission was only one of a large number of
public and private organizations and agencies interested in
securing the construction of the facilities badly needed by
the State Department of Archives and History, it was able
to bring the requirement to the attention of an important
segment of the public during a propitious period. It is
gratifying to record, therefore, that construction of the de-
sired building was authorized and financed by the 1963
General Assembly, and that a symbolic ground-breaking
ceremony was conducted in Raleigh on October 3, 1963, at
which members of the Commission were present.
As regards the second major action taken at the meeting
of the Commission, May 20, 1960, approval of the outline
of a program in observance of the Charter Tercentenary,
mention should be made of certain important premises
adopted by the Commission. The first of these was a deci-
sion to include in the scope of the celebration the first cen-
tury of the Colony's official existence, that is the period
1663-1763. Since the Carolina Charter of 1663 was issued to
the eight Lords Proprietors by King Charles II at Westmin-
ster in England, and since permanent settlement of "Albe-
marle County" had already gradually begun prior to that
year, no suitable geographic focal point for the Tercentenary
Introduction 3
was available in North Carolina. Extending the period of
the celebration to 1763 permitted a broader selection of
events for commemoration on a State-wide basis, settlement
having reached the Blue Ridge Mountains by the latter
date. Furthermore, the end of the first century of the Col-
ony's life coincides with the termination of the French and
Indian War, which many historians regard as the end of the
Colonial period and the beginning of the national phase of
American history. Finally, the adoption of the period 1663-
1763 as the scope of the present observance paved the way
for the celebration of the bicentennial of the American
Revolution a few years hence.
Another determination made by the Commission at the
May, 1960, meeting was that a number of committees should
be formed to develop plans in various fields of activity. It
was also decided to include in these groups qualified per-
sons not members of the Commission and to designate these
individuals as associate members. Subsequently, some 150
associate members were recruited to augment the efforts of
the regular members of the Commission and were organized
into six functional committees. These groups were assigned
responsibility for formulating plans for programs in the
Arts; Commemorative Events; Schools, Colleges and Univer-
sities; Religious Activities; and Scholarly Activities. The
accomplishments of these committees and of the Commis-
sion's fund-raising group are outlined in subsequent pages.
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GOVERNOR AND MRS. TERRY SANFORD LEAD THE PROCESSION OF COSTUMED
OFFICIALS AT CEREMONIES HELD JANUARY 4 AT THE EXECUTIVE MANSION TO
inaugurate the year-long observance. (Photo by Madlin Futrell)
CHAPTER II
Formulating the Tercentenary Program
In setting about the development of an over-all plan for ob-
servance of the Tercentenary, the Commission took careful
note of the experience of other States in similar programs.
The official reports of the tercentenary celebrations of Mary-
land, 1934; and Connecticut, 1936; and the Virginia three
hundred and fiftieth anniversary, 1957, were scrutinized. As
was noted in the preceding chapter, no suitable focus in
terms of time or geography offered itself for a year-long ob-
servance of North Carolina's Tercentenary. In this respect
the State was less fortunate than Virginia with its James-
town, Massachusetts with its Plymouth Rock, or Maryland
with its Saint Mary's Island. Moreover, the slow settlement
of the Albemarle, beginning as it did years prior to 1663,
contrasted with the precisely dated initial landings in the
colonies mentioned. For these reasons, as has been stated,
the Commission decided to adopt the period 1663-1763 as
the chronological basis for its planning.
This decision not only made it possible to include vir-
tually all sections of the State in the observance but also
enabled the Commission to concentrate public attention up-
on a little-known and less understood period of North Caro-
lina's Colonial history. Although the public is relatively well
informed about the unsuccessful attempts by Sir Walter
Raleigh to establish a colony on Roanoke Island in the six-
teenth century, less is known about the events subsequent to
the permanent settlements effected under the Charter of
1663. The lack of understanding- of the significance of Cul-
peper's Rebellion in the Albemarle, 1677-1679, is a case in
point. As for events subsequent to 1763, Tarheels are usually
aware of North Carolina's role in the struggle for American
independence, including such developments as the Regulator
movement, the Provincial Congresses and the Halifax Re-
solves.
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Formulating the Tercentenary Program 7
These considerations inclined the Commission toward the
development of a Tercentenary program which was basically
educational in its character. It seemed to the Commission
that instruction of the public— and particularly the young
people— in the heritage of their State was the single most
important and far-reaching objective that could be adopted
for the program. This outlook was reflected in every project
undertaken by the Commission as will be evident in the
accounts of the several activities committees in succeeding
chapters of this report. The emphasis accorded the educa-
tional features of the Tercentenary program is reflected in
the fact that more than 70 percent of the State funds avail-
able for the execution of the program was expended for
projects directly concerned with education.
CHAPTER III
Scholarly Activities
Following the meeting of the Commission on May 20,
1960, a committee was organized to consider projects of a
scholarly nature which would be appropriate for under-
taking in conjunction with the Tercentenary. Known as
the Committee on Scholarly Activities, the group was re-
quested to submit recommendations to the Executive Com-
mittee concerning such projects. The group's attentions were
to be devoted, but not necessarily limited, to identification
of scholarly materials for exhibition, publication, and mic-
rofilming; development of programs of study and publica-
tion by graduate students of North Carolina universities and
other scholars; and selection of national and regional learned
societies for invitation to conduct conferences and conven-
tions in North Carolina in 1963.
Mr. Lambert Davis and Mr. William S. Powell, both of
Chapel Hill, were designated as co-chairmen of the Commit-
tee on Scholarly Activities. Mr. Davis was succeeded by
Mr. David Stick of Kitty Hawk in August, 1962, upon the
former's resignation from the Commission.
A series of meetings of the committee took place in 1960
and 1961 from which stemmed two proposals that were im-
plemented by the Commission. One of these recommenda-
tions provided for invitations to be extended to certain
learned societies of regional and national character to con-
duct their annual meetings in North Carolina during 1963.
Appropriate action was undertaken to this end with the
result that three prominent organizations convened in the
State in 1963 as a tribute to the Tercentenary. These were
the American Association for State and Local History, which
met in Raleigh, October 2, 3, and 4; the Society of Ameri-
can Archivists which also assembled in Raleigh, October 3,
4, and 5; and the Southern Historical Association which con-
ducted its 1963 meeting in Asheville, November 7, 8, and 9.
The programs of these organizations included numerous
references to the Tercentenary and provided for participa-
Scholarly Activities 9
tion by members of the Commission during meetings of the
societies. Thus, the dinner meeting of the Southern His-
torical Association on November 8, was presided over by
Chairman Winslow of the Commission. A program of folk
music was presented during the dinner by Miss Julia Ribet
of the Commission staff, and the featured speaker of the
evening was Dr. Frank P. Graham, Chairman of the North
Carolina Tercentenary Celebration Commission (federal
commission) who discussed the contribution of the Carolina
Charter of 1663 to the development of the American nation.
Note should be taken also of the receipt of an Award of
Merit for 1963 from the American Association for State and
Local History, citing the Commission "For its lasting con-
tributions to the field of Colonial North Carolina History."
One of the Commission's lasting contributions to the
history of the Colonial period grew out of the major recom-
mendation of the Committee on Scholarly Activities. That
group proposed in January, 1961,
Initiation of a completely new edition of North Carolina Colonial
Records with a view to publication of the first volumes during 1963.
A modest budget for an editor and secretary assistant who should be
procured without delay is recommended. In addition, it is estimated
that $12,000 for FY 1962 and $18,000 for FY 1963 is required to get
the project started. In subsequent fiscal years the project should be
transferred to the Department of Archives and History. It is estimated
that ten years and an over-all expenditure of perhaps S500,000 are
required to complete this monumental and long overdue project.
The committee's recommendation recognized the longr-
standing need for a new and more scholarly edition of The
Colonial Records of North Carolina. The existing version
of the work, edited by William L. Saunders during the late
nineteenth century, while he was serving as Secretary of
State of North Carolina, is deficient in many respects. Futher-
more, the work is out of print and even secondhand copies
are scarce.
This recommendation of the Committee on Scholarly
Activities was adopted by the Commission on March 10,
1961, and steps were taken to secure the necessary appropria-
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tion from the General Assembly which was then in session.
On September 1, Mrs. Mattie Erma Edwards Parker of
Raleigh was engaged as Executive Editor of the project and
recruitment of a staff of four assistants was begun. An Ad-
visory Editorial Board which had been authorized for the
work by the Executive Committee of the Commission held
its first meeting September 28.
It was determined that the first volume of the new series
should be prepared for publication during the Tercentenary.
The volume would contain the charters which authorized
Englishmen to settle territory now included in North Caro-
lina and the constitutions in which the Lords Proprietors of
Carolina set forth plans for governing their province. The
volume was actually published in January, 1963, and, with
the selectively modernized spelling, capitalization and punc-
tuation of its text, is suitable for use by the general reader
as well as the scholar. It is anticipated that future volumes
will be prepared with a view to satisfying primarily the re-
quirements of scholars.
With the publication on schedule of the initial volume of
the project, the development of plans for the preparation of
subsequent volumes was intensified. Inquiries were made
of agencies of other states which had published or were
publishing similar collections in order to secure the benefit
of their experience. In view of the prospective termination
of the life of the Commission upon conclusion of the Ter-
centenary, arrangements were made to transfer the project
to the State Department of Archives and History effective
January 1, 1964, in order to ensure continuation of the
work.
A number of other basic policies regarding the Colonial
Records Project were adopted by the Commission. It was
determined that the first aim of the Project is to locate,
wherever they may be, all known documents dealing with
Colonial North Carolina and to prepare a detailed inventory
listing each document, its location and condition. When
possible, efforts are to be made to have the document trans-
ferred to a permanent depository in the North Carolina
Archives; however, where this is not possible, photocopies
Scholarly Activities
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are to be made for such permanent storage. The more im-
portant documents are to be edited and republished as part
of the new Colonial Records series.
No time was lost in setting about the inventory of possible
repositories of pertinent documents. Searches were conducted
in the North Carolina Archives and the libraries of the
University of North Carolina and Duke University before
venturing out of the state. By the end of the Tercentenary
year inventories were completed in the following collections:
American Philosophical Society,
Philadelphia
Association of the Bar Library,
New York
Boston Public Library
William L. Clements Library,
University of Michigan
Columbia University Library
Connecticut Historical Society
Connecticut State Library
Daughters of the American Revo-
lution Library, Washington
Folger Shakespeare Library
Historical Society of
Pennsylvania
Houghton Library, Harvard
University
Library of Congress
Massachusetts State Archives
Museum of the City of New York
National Archives
New York Genealogical and
Biographical Society
New-York Historical Society
New York Public Library
Ohio Historical Society
Pierpont Morgan Library, New
York
Pvhode Island Historical Society
Pvhode Island State Archives
Seaman's Church Institute,
New York
South Carolina Department of
Archives
At the end of the Tercentenary work was still in progress
in Boston, Philadelphia, and Annapolis. Yet to be examined
are the collections of early records in the hands of the Regis-
ters of Deeds of the older North Carolina counties, notably
Chowan, Hertford, and Perquimans. A conservative estimate
of the number of documents which will be brought to light
by the inventory in the United States alone is 500,000. Few,
if any, of these documents have been used by historians in
the past.
Apart from the enormity of the task of publishing a new
series of the Colonial Records of North Carolina, the chief
problem confronting Mrs. Parker and her staff is the avail-
ability of funds for the project. The following table sets forth
the financial status of the work as of the conclusion of the
Tercentenary.
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TTF1V/r FUNDS REQUIRED FUNDS AVAILABLE
1 x tM Jan 1/64 Jul 1/64 Jan 1/64 Jul 1/64 Balance
Jun 30/64 Jun 30/65 Total Jun 30/64 Jun 30/65 Total Required
Salaries, staff $17,112 $55,764 $72,876 $ 5.064 $10,128 $15,192 $57,684
Other Adminis-
trative costs 2,500 5,000 7,500 1,500 2,600 4,100 3,400
Operating costs:
Research 5,000 10,000 15,000 5,000 10,000 15,000 -
Publication - 10,000 10,000 - 5,400 5,400 4,600
Totals $24,612 $80,764 $105,376 $11,564 $28,128 $39,692 $65,684
The total amount, $105,376, required for the project for
the period January 1, 1964— June 30, 1965, is considered
minimal. Funds on hand or in sight total $39,692, or about
38 per cent of requirements. Of the amount available for
the project, $24,692, or only 21 percent of requirements was
provided by the General Assembly. The Commission believes
that no undertaking of the Tercentenary program is more
deserving of continued public support until completion.
North Carolina owes it to itself to assemble the source ma-
terials which will make possible the preparation of more
complete and more accurate history books to replace those
now in use. The latter have, for the most part, been written
by scholars with inadequate reference materials and, in con-
sequence, have accorded scant recognition to North Caro-
lina's role in the formation of the American nation.
CHAPTER IV
Programs in Schools, Colleges
and Universities
The fundamentally educational nature of the Commis-
sion's concept of the Tercentenary observance was nowhere
more clearly evidenced than in its programs in the State's
schools, colleges and universities. A committee was in-
structed to formulate plans for bringing home to students
of these institutions the significance of the occasion. The
group, under the co-chairmanship of Dr. Chalmers G. David-
son of Davidson, and Dr. Paul Murray of Greenville, con-
sidered matters such as exhibits, both* static and mobile;
pageants, music, and dramatic programs; and publications
and a motion picture film.
Subcommittees were formed to deal with various projects
which were suggested by the committee as a whole and which
were given the approval of the entire Commission. The ac-
tivities described in the following paragraphs resulted from
the work of the several sub-groups.
Historical Pamphlet Series
During the spring of 1961 a panel of educators and in-
terested laymen developed a list of topics relating to the
history of North Carolina during the general period 1663-
1763. The group recommended that the Commission under-
take the publication of a series of pamphlets on these sub-
jects, each to be written by an authority in the topic con-
cerned. The result was the publication during 1962 and 1963
of the pamphlets listed below, prepared by the authors in-
dicated. The monographs are listed in the order in which
they were published.
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Title Author
Upheaval in Albemarle— The Story of
Culpeper's Rebellion Hugh F. Rankin
The Proprietors of Carolina William S. Powell
The Five Royal Governors of
North Carolina Blackwell P. Robinson
Indian Wars in North Carolina E. Lawrence Lee
The Highland Scots of North Carolina Duane Meyer
The Influence of Georgraphy upon Early
North Carolina Cordelia Camp
Colonial Homes in North Carolina John V. Allcott
Numerous other topics could have been added with bene-
fit to the students of North Carolina's schools had funds
been available for a longer list. In the circumstances, how-
ever, the subcommittee concerned with the project assigned
the foregoing pamphlets priority. Some 15,000 copies of
each title were printed of which nearly 12,000 were dis-
tributed to eighth-grade teachers, teachers of United States
history, school libraries serving these grades, college and
university libraries, and municipal and county public libra-
ries. The balance remaining after this distribution was made
available for sale to the general public. Only the most fav-
orable comments regarding the publications have been re-
ceived by the Commission. Particularly gratifying was the
complimentary response of teachers.
The publications described above were supplemented by
a number of less elaborate brochures and leaflets which
dealt with Colonial subjects felt to be of interest to primary
and secondary school students. The most significant of these
items was a brochure containing in readable form the text
of the Carolina Charter of 1663. Although the original of
this document has been on display in the Hall of History in
Raleigh since 1951, no convenient reprint of its text in
readable form had been available until the issuance of the
Commission's brochure. Nearly 50,000 copies of this publica-
tion were distributed to the public, most of them going to
students.
Essay Contest
The Commission's publications stimulated great interest
on the part of junior and senior high school students in the
Programs in Schools, Colleges, and Universities
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GOVERNOR TERRY SANFORD PRESENTS AWARDS TO THE FIRST-PRIZE WINNERS
OF THE COMMISSION'S ESSAY CONTEST
Above, Anne Cooke, Route 2, Cleveland, winner of Senior Division;
below, John Clayton Perry, Greensboro, Junior Division winner.
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Essay Contest which was conducted during the spring of
1963. Governed by rules prepared by another subcommittee
of the Committee on Programs in Schools, Colleges and Uni-
versities, the contest was held for two divisions of students:
those studying North Carolina history in junior high schools
and those studying United States history in senior high
schools. The topic designated for the contestants of both
categories of students was "The Carolina Charter of 1663;
A Milestone in the Advance of Democracy." Under the
supervision of local school authorities eliminations were
made at the school and at the district levels. One winner
in each division was authorized to be referred by each dis-
trict or administrative unit to the Commission in Raleigh for
determination of prize winners. One hundred and five papers
were forwarded to the Commission for final judging.
Separate panels of judges were organized by the Commis-
sion to consider the submissions from the districts. A high
degree of excellence was evidenced by these papers, particu-
larly by those of the junior students. Awards as indicated
were made to the students listed below by Governor Terry
Sanford at a ceremony in the State Capitol on June 14, 1963.
Senior Division
1st Prize Anne Cooke, Route 2, Cleveland Cash Award of $250
2nd Prize Jasper L. Cummings, Jr., Rocky Mount Cash Award of $100
3rd Prize Martha Elaine Houck, West Jefferson Cash Award of $ 50
Junior Division
1st Prize John Clayton Perry, Greensboro Cash Award of $250
2nd Prize Gloria Tucker, Winston-Salem Cash Award of $100
3rd Prize Myra Ellen Griggs, Morganton Cash Award of $ 50
Honorable Mention
Margaret Connor, Catawba
Jennifer Joselyn Ipock, Bridgeton
Anne Lafferty, Hickory
Arthur Tashiro, North Wilkesboro
Mobile Museum
One of the projects earnestly sought by the Commission as
part of the Tercentenary program was the acquisition for
the State Department of Archives and History of a Mobile
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Museum of History. Such a traveling display of exhibits and
artifacts from the State's Hall of History had long been de-
sired but funds for its procurement had not been available.
The Commission, through its Committee on Finance and
Building, which will be discussed in greater detail later in
this report, appealed to a number of possible private in-
dividual and corporate donors for contributions for the
desired vehicle. Its efforts were crowned with success at
length when on March 27, 1963, Mr. Charles B. Wade, Jr.,
Vice-President of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company,
presented a check for $35,000 to Governor Terry Sanford
for the purchase and equipping of a mobile museum. At
the presentation ceremony also was Mr. P. C. Loehr, Zone
Manager for the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Cor-
poration, who agreed to provide gratis an automotive trac-
tor to tow the vehicle.
The equipment was presented to the State Department
of Archives and History in ceremonies presided over by
Governor Sanford in Raleigh on June 11, 1963. The equip-
ment has visited 25 communities in various parts of the state
since its acquisition and has proved to be a most valuable
addition to the resources of the Hall of History. It is esti-
mated that 1.2 million school children will have an oppor-
tunity to view the exhibits of the Mobile Museum of His-
tory during the next decade.
Tercentenary Motion Picture
In October, 1961, discussions were begun with the De-
partment of Radio, Television and Motion Pictures of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, looking to the
production of a documentary-type film for exhibition in
the State's schools beginning in 1963. Several conferences
were held during the succeeding months among the Univer-
sity representatives and members of the subcommittee of the
Commission's Committee on Programs in Schools, Colleges,
and Universities concerned with the project. Agreement was
reached on the content of the film and initiation of produc-
tion was tentatively set for June, 1962, with a view to re-
leasing the film in March, 1963.
Programs in Schools, Colleges, and Universities 19
A reorganization of the University's Department of Radio,
Television and Motion Pictures in the spring of 1962, how-
ever, altered the capability of that organization to continue
work on the project. About the same time a new State
agency, the North Carolina Film Board, was established in
Raleigh under the direction of Mr. James Beveridge. The
Film Board agreed in July, 1962, to undertake the Commis-
sion's film project as its first production and work was re-
sumed in the early autumn of that year.
Technical difficulties inherent in producing a film for
which relatively little of the subject matter was available
for photographing were compounded by problems incident
to the start-up of a new organization. Nevertheless, a
rough cut of the film was finished and was previewed by the
Commission's Executive Committee on July 18, 1963. Fur-
ther delays ensued in completing the graphic materials,
editing the film to the desired length of approximately 30
minutes, and adding musical background and narration. It
was not until December 4, 1963, that a finished print of
the film was available for acceptance.
Fifteen copies of the Commission's film, which is entitled
"The Road to Carolina," will be deposited with the State
Department of Archives and History for distribution to
viewing organizations. The Commission has requested that
priority be given to requests from schools for the loan of
copies.
Campus Activities
The Commission's efforts in publishing materials, con-
ducting an essay contest, procuring a mobile museum, and
producing a motion picture were paralleled by programs
conceived and executed by individual schools and college-
level institutions throughout the State. These activities,
which were literally innumerable, included pageants, and
musical and dramatic programs. They reflected the imagina-
tion and initiative of the individuals, usually history teach-
ers, who promoted them. There can be no question but
that through these programs the student population of the
State was made more aware of North Carolina's heritage
during the Tercentenary.
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Programs in Schools, Colleges, and Universities 21
While space will not permit a complete account of the
activities of all of North Carolina's schools in observance of
the Tercentenary, mention should be made of the contribu-
tion of the student band of East Carolina College. This
115-member organization performed in the District of
Columbia Stadium in Washington during the half-time in-
termission of a professional football game on October 13,
1963. The band's maneuvers depicted in symbolic form
events associated with the Tercentenary and were viewed by
a nation-wide television audience numbering many mil-
lions.
CHAPTER V
Arts
A Committee on the Arts, with Mrs. J. O. Tally, Jr., of
Fayetteville as Chairman, was organized to plan a program
in the field of the fine arts, music and literature. Subcom-
mittees were formed to consider projects in each of these
areas. Recommendations for projects were developed by
these groups and submitted to the Commission in March,
1961. Subsequently the Commission approved proposals
for the projects discussed in the succeeding paragraphs of
this chapter.
Art Exhibit
It was determined that an art exhibition of superior qual-
ity should be held under the auspices of the Commission.
One part of the exhibit would be concerned with English
art of the seventeenth century while another section would
seek to illustrate 100 years of Colonial art, with emphasis on
the South and, wherever possible, on North Carolina.
With the active co-operation of the subcommittee co-
chairmen, Dr. Joseph C. Sloane, Director of the Ackland
Art Center, Chapel Hill, and Dr. Justus Bier, Director of
the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, and their re-
spective staffs, plans were completed for the project. The
exhibition was conducted in the North Carolina Museum of
Art in Raleigh, March 23-April 28, 1963, and featured
128 separate outstanding examples of paintings, sculpture,
silverware, furniture and other artifacts of the period.
In addition to the resources of the North Carolina Museum
of Art, items borrowed from more than 50 other private
and public art repositories were put on display. Among the
more unusual examples of such loans were original por-
traits of four of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina which
were obtained from the National Portrait Gallery in Lon-
don and from a private resident of the British capital. These
loans were made possible through the personal intervention
of the Honorable Dean Rusk, United States Secretary of
Arts 23
State, which in turn was secured through the North Carolina
Tercentenary Celebration Commission (federal commis-
sion) .
More than 14,000 persons visited the Tercentenary Art
Exhibit, an increase of about one-third above the number
of visitors to the museum during the comparable period of
1962. The Commission considers that the project was highly
successful and that it demonstrated the significant heritage
of North Carolina in the field of the fine arts.
Literary Competition
The Commission approved a recommendation to conduct
a literary contest with awards to be made for outstanding
works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Entries were limited
to those dealing with a topic related to North Carolina his-
tory during the period 1663-1763. A panel of noted North
Carolina literary figures was requested to draft rules for the
competition which was restricted to natives and residents
of North Carolina.
Notice of the competition was published in the public
press at the beginning of 1962. In addition, various literary
groups in the State were notified by circular letters and by
talks delivered at their meetings by members of the Com-
mission and its staff. A deadline for submissions was estab-
lished as June 30, 1963.
Response to the Commission's invitation to participate in
its literary competition was somewhat limited. Although pro-
vision had been made for awards in four categories, namely:
prose fiction, prose nonfiction, poetry and drama, entries
having sufficient quality for consideration by the distin-
guished panel of judges were confined only to the prose
fiction and poetry divisions.
In October, 1963, announcement was made of the win-
ners in these two divisions of the competition:
Prose Fiction— Manly Wade Wellman,
Chapel Hill Cash Award of $1,000
Poetry— Sam Ragan, Raleigh and
Thad Stem, Jr., Oxford (jointly) Cash Award of $ 500
Mrs. John H. Hamilton, Jr., Cary Honorable Mention
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Awards were conferred upon tne winners during the annual
meeting of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Asso-
ciation in Raleigh, December 6, 1963.
Music and Performing Arts
The recommendations of the Committee on the Arts in
the field of the performing arts had exceptional merit and
reflected a commendable zeal on the part of those who for-
mulated them. Nevertheless they were considered to re-
quire financial support exceeding that which might reason-
ably be expected to be available to the Commission. It was
decided, therefore, to sponsor composition of an original
musical work for symphony orchestra. It was hoped that the
composer would derive inspiration for his work from a
consideration of the events of the Tercentenary period.
Mr. Hunter Johnson, a noted North Carolina composer,
was commissioned by the Carolina Charter Corporation,
acting for the Commission, for the task. Mr. Johnson pro-
duced a work which embodied to an outstanding degree the
objectives of the Commission. The composition is entitled
North State and is a work for full symphony orchestra re-
quiring 13 to 15 minutes to play. The work is programed in
three parts as follows:
I. Introduction and Celebration One
II. Three Interludes: The Colonists
1. Westward the Unknown: A Prayer
2. Land Bright with Sun and Birds
3. Simple Lives, Often Lonely
III. Celebration Two: A Dance
North State was given its premiere performance at Dur-
ham, April 22, 1963, by the North Carolina Symphony un-
der the direction of Dr. Benjamin Swalin. The work was
given other performances later by Dr. Swalin as well as by
other musical organizations in the State during the Tercen-
tenary. Copies of the conductor's score have been deposited
in the State Archives in Raleigh, and with the music depart-
ments of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
at Greensboro, East Carolina College and Appalachian State
Teachers College.
Arts 25
"The Sojourner and Mollie Sinclair"
The Commission also approved the production of a music
drama and a dance drama, both to be based upon the history
of the Tercentenary period, provided adequate financial
support from private sources could be obtained for one or
both projects. After extensive investigation it was apparent
that undertaking both projects would exceed the Commis-
sion's capabilities. It was decided, therefore, to proceed only
with the production of an original music drama designed
for presentation on television. This medium would, it was
felt, assure a maximum dissemination of the work among
the population of the State and could lead to eventual na-
tional exposure.
Late in 1962, through the good offices of Mr. Donald Sea-
well, formerly of Raleigh, now a New York attorney and
theatrical producer, arrangements were entered into be-
tween the Carolina Charter Corporation and Boosey and
Hawkes, Incorporated, agents and publishers for Mr. Car-
lisle Floyd, native of South Carolina and distinguished
American composer of opera. Mr. Floyd agreed to compose
the desired work for presentation late in 1963 and, after
some months of research, selected as his text an episode con-
cerning the migration of the Highland Scots to the Cape
Fear River region in North Carolina during the first half
of the eighteenth century.
In November, 1962, also, Dr. Leo W. Jenkins, President of
East Carolina College, agreed to the production of the work
by the School of Music and the Department of Drama of that
institution. An orchestra and singers for the supporting roles
and the chorus were to be provided from among students
supplemented as necessary by faculty members. The Com-
mission was to secure the services of two professional singers
for the leading roles and of a conductor. Miss Patricia Neway
and Mr. Norman Treigle were engaged for the principal
singing parts, and Mr. Julius Rudel, director of the New
York City Opera, was engaged as conductor.
Despite the limited amount of time for rehearsals and the
difficulty of the music, preparation proceeded at an intensive
pace under the supervision of Dr. Paul Gene Strassler, direc-
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tor of East Carolina Opera Theater and Mr. Edgar R. Loes-
sin, director of East Carolina Playhouse, who staged the
work, utilizing a set designed by Mr. John A. Sneden.
The Sojourner and Mollie Sinclair was given its premiere
performance before an audience in the Raleigh Little
Theater December 2, 1963. The work was most warmly re-
ceived by the opening night audience as well as by those
who attended the performances on December 3 and 4. Press
reviews were uniformly favorable in their appreciation of
the music drama.
Following the performances in the theater, the company
was transferred to the studio of WUNC-TV in Raleigh where
a video tape of the work was made under the direction of
Mr. Loessin. The television production was superb in the
quality of its sound and was technically excellent in every
way, far surpassing the Commission's hopes in this respect.
The work was presented by 11 of the 13 North Carolina
television stations during the latter part of December. The
Commission considers this project to be the capstone of its
Tercentenary program.
CHAPTER VI
Religious Activities
The Commission recognized the importance of the role
of religion as a motivating force in the colonization of North
Carolina. It decided that steps should be taken to encourage
observance of the Tercentenary by church groups through-
out the State. A Committee on Religious Activities, there-
fore, was organized with the Right Reverend Thomas H.
Wright, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina,
as its Chairman. Representatives of all religious communions
were appointed to the group which began formulating meas-
ures to be taken by churches and religious organizations to
bring the objectives and programs of the Tercentenary to the
attention of their members so as to ensure their support.
In order to assist clergymen in the task of emphasizing the
contribution of the Carolina Charter of 1663 and the early
history of the Colony to establishing and strengthening of
the concept of religious freedom, informational materials
were prepared by the Committee. These materials consisted
of historical data for denominational groups which had
significant existence in North Carolina during the period
1663-1763, and an essay on the religious implications of the
Charter of 1663.
With the co-operation of the religious organizations and
ministerial associations of the State, these tracts were widely
distributed and clergymen put them to good use in develop-
ing sermons, addresses and informal talks. Special advantage
was taken of the fact that March 24, 1963, the actual anni-
versary date of the issue of the Charter, fell on Sunday.
The religious aspects of the Tercentenary were not, how-
ever, confined to sermons and other forms of preaching. The
clergy and laymen throughout the State developed com-
memorative exercises which were characterized by effective-
ness and popular participation. In the paragraphs below a
few of these programs are described in order to provide some
insight into their scope and variety.
Religious Activities 29
At Bath, Beaufort County, on March 24, the Rt. Rev.
Thomas H. Wright, Commission member and Bishop of the
Diocese of East Carolina, conducted a Forefathers Service
at historic St. Thomas Episcopal Church. The Prayer Book
used was printed during the reign of Charles II in 1662 and
was once used in St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
A coffee hour was held in the Old Glebe House following
the service. Also part of the day's activities was a concert by
the Washington High School Band, playing selections in
keeping with the theme of the Tercentenary.
On the same date, in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County,
at the First Methodist Church, the Rev. Lee R. Spencer
preached the morning sermon on "Life, Liberty and Basic
Freedoms." The provisions in the Carolina Charter for
religious tolerance were the key to the message. An original
anthem, "A Heritage Strong," written by Mr. H. Grady
Reagan, Director of Music, for the Tercentenary observance,
was performed by the church choir. Two articles in the
church bulletin explained the history of the period and
circumstances surrounding the granting of the Charter.
Two months later, on June 22, at Snow Camp in Alamance
County, over 200 persons gathered at the Cane Creek Meet-
ing House to commemorate the period of settlement, 1663-
1763. Mr. Holt McPherson, Editor of the High Point En-
terprise, addressed the group on the grounds of the oldest
Quaker church in the State. Colonial costumes and displays
were prominent. Also on the program were the Rev. C.
Kenneth Wood, Pastor of Cane Creek Meeting House, Mr.
Seth B. Hinshaw, Executive Secretary of the Yearly Meet-
ing of Friends, Dr. Algie I. Newman, Guilford College, and
Dr. Clyde A. Milner, President of Guilford College.
On October 13, at Williamsboro, Vance County, the an-
nual meeting of the Friends of St. John's Church was held
in tribute to the Tercentenary. The Rt. Rev. Richard H.
Baker, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina,
conducted a service in St. John's, the oldest colonial Episco-
pal building in his diocese, in accordance with the Order of
Worship in use during the first 100 years of North Carolina
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history. Following the service and a picnic in the vicinity of
the church, the Honorable Francis E. Winslow, Commission
Chairman, spoke to the gathering on the history and back-
ground of the Charter.
CHAPTER VII
Local Commemorative Observances
A Committee on Commemorative Events was established to
develop plans for the encouragement of programs of ob-
servance commemorating appropriate events which occurred
during the period of establishment and consolidation of
Colonial Carolina. Under the guidance of Mesdames Inglis
Fletcher and Harry McMullan initially, and later of the
Honorable J. V. Whitfield, measures were taken for obtain-
ing the support and participation of historical, patriotic,
and civic organizations. Observances were to be festive or
serious in character as the event to be commemorated re-
quired; they would include both regional and central func-
tions such as fairs, pageants, receptions, dinners, socials,
ceremonies, resolutions by the General Assembly and other
suitable activities.
A network of civic leaders was organized throughout the
State with one individual being designated County Repre-
sentative in each of the participating counties. These leaders
were urged to organize local committees comprising mem-
bers of civic and patriotic organizations, teachers, clergy-
men and other professional persons. County representatives
and members of their groups were supplied with literature
and other materials designed to assist them in the formula-
tion of their plans.
By the beginning of the Tercentenary, in January, 1963,
a total of 87 of North Carolina's 100 counties had designated
County Representatives and were participating in the year-
long observance. Local programs varied widely from one
community to another. Some were simple tree-planting exer-
cises in the local schoolyard. One observance, in Watauga
County, lasted three days and included a wagon trek by 200
persons who re-enacted Daniel Boone's crossing of the Blue
Ridge, circa 1769. A partial list of activities conducted in
one or more of the local celebrations follows:
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Public proclamation with Exhibits of relics, antiques
appropriate ceremony Colonial art and artifacts
Marking old houses, buildings, Carnivals
churches with date of erection Parade with floats
Construction of replicas of settlers' Tableaux
houses and Indian dwellings Plays
Exhibition of examples of work Eolk dancing
of early local craftsmen Musicales
Markers for historic places, events Tree Planting
Contests— agricultural, cooking, etc. Publication of history
Meetinghouse service (costume) Cemetery markers
As the number of County Representatives increased, it was
thought advisable to group them in geographic districts
which would facilitate attendance at regional meetings and
workshops. During 1961, therefore, five districts were es-
tablished, each comprising from 12 to 27 counties and each
under the supervision of a District Chief. District I included
the 12 present-day counties which once constituted the Albe-
marle. District II was composed of 26 counties comprehend-
ing the southeastern quarter of the State. District III, 27
counties in number, included the Piedmont region. District
IV comprised 23 Mountain counties in the western part of
the State. Twelve counties centered in the area of Wake
were grouped into District V.
In 1961 and 1962 frequent meetings were held at var-
ious points in the State attended by the staff of the Com-
mission in order to counsel the County Representatives and
afford them an opportunity to compare programs with each
other. How well this program of public education at the
grass roots succeeded may be determined from a review of
the activities sponsored by the local groups concerning
which information is on file in the Commission's records.
It should be understood that a quite considerable number
of local observances were conducted throughout the State
without any report being made. Consequently, the follow-
ing summary of activities must be regarded as partial and
incomplete. In this recapitulation, counties are listed alpha-
betically under the Districts to which assigned.
Local Commemorative Observances 33
District I— L. S. Blades, Jr., Elizabeth City, Chief.
BERTIE COUNTY— MISS STELLA PHELPS, WOODVILLE, REPRESEN-
TATIVE.
November 1 & 2, Windsor. Governor Terry Sanford, Miss
North Carolina, Congressman Herbert C. Bonner, Mr.
Ted Davis, State Travel Bureau, and Gen. John D. F.
Phillips were among the dignitaries present for the
celebration. The festivities included an art exhibit by
Bertie artist, Francis Speight; a parade using mobile
display units of historical items and theme; a pageant
depicting the building of the Nathaniel Batts house (the
earliest known cabin of a permanent settler in North
Carolina) ; a tour of historical points of interest and
old homes; and an antique show by dealers throughout
eastern North Carolina. Merchants in Windsor decorated
their store windows with items of historic interest. Mer-
chants, employees and hostesses on the tour dressed in
costume of the colonial period.
CAMDEN COUNTY— JESSE F. PUGH, OLD TRAP, REPRESENTATIVE.
May 5, South Mills. The Rev. E. F. Moseley, rector of Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church in Hertford, conducted a com-
memorative service at the McBride Methodist Church,
site of the first sanctuary, erected in 1715, for a congrega-
tion of the Established Church.
CHOWAN COUNTY— DAVID WARREN, EDENTON, REPRESENTATIVE.
April 6, Edenton. The First Day of Issue ceremonies for
the Carolina Charter Commemorative Stamp were held
in the historical town incorporated in 1722, which served
as the Colony's unofficial capital for more than 40 years.
Appearing on the program were Commission Chairman
Francis E. Winslow, Congressman Herbert C. Bonner,
Senator B. Everett Jordan, and Postmaster General,
J. Edward Day.
April 19, 20, and 21, Edenton. The Woman's Club spon-
sored the biennial Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton and
Countryside. Twenty-two homes, plantations and historic
shrines were open to the public. Nearly half of the Houses
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and Public buildings were erected between 1663 and 1763.
A showing of crafts of the era was held and water front
tours were conducted daily on the Albemarle Sound.
CURRITUCK COUNTY--WILTON WALKER, JR., CURRITUCK, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
Summer, 1963, Currituck and Dare County. The Public
Library serving the two counties awarded a certificate for
the "North Carolina Tercentenary Summer Reading Pro-
gram" upon completion of reading fifteen approved books
by the recipient. The certificate was styled after the Char-
ter.
DARE COUNTY— AYCOCK BROWN, MANTEO, REPRESENTATIVE.
January 5, Rodanthe. A proclamation dedicating the cele-
bration to the Tercentenary was read as a part of the an-
nual "Old Christmas" festivities on the Outer Banks.
June 29, Manteo. Andy Griffith, entertainer, dedicated the
opening performance of "The Lost Colony" outdoor
drama to the 300th anniversary observance. The Mobile
Museum of History made its maiden appearance on this
occasion.
MARTIN COUNTY— ELBERT S. PEEL, WILLIAMSTON, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
April 24, Williamston. A colonial tea and display of an-
tiques was sponsored by the Historical Society and friends
of the local libraries. Refreshments were tea cakes and
colonial punch served with napkins bearing the dates 1663-
1763 by young ladies dressed in colonial costume. Enter-
tainment included the showing of three color movies de-
picting life and customs of colonial days. Handpainted
decorations included symbols of the State, a replica of the
Carolina Charter, a picture of King Charles, and an ar-
rangement of flowers and shrubs typical of those grown
during the early American period.
PASQUOTANK COUNTY— POTTER DIXON, ELIZABETH CITY, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
December 10 (1962), Elizabeth City. Mis* Julia Ribet of
the Charter Commission spoke to a joint meeting of the
Local Commemorative Observances 35
Musical Tempo Club and the Pasquotank Historical So-
ciety.
March 23 & 24, Elizabeth City. The annual Camellia Show
featured the Tercentenary theme in categories of arrange-
ments pertaining to the colonial period.
April 15, Elizabeth City. A Tercentenary silver tea honored
the 300th anniversary of the Carolina Charter of 1663.
April 17 & 18, Elizabeth City. The Albemarle Craftsman's
Show displayed exhibits of colonial crafts and products.
April 24, Camden. The Home Demonstrations Clubs spon-
sored a program of colonial costumes and songs directed
by Mrs. John Hurdle.
PERQUIMANS COUNTY— MRS. EMMETT WINSLOW, HERTFORD,
REPRESENTATIVE.
April 19-21, Hertford. Weekend festivities included a court-
room drama, colonial fish dinner, and a historical exhibit.
Hon. Francis E. Winslow, Chairman of the Charter Com-
mission, presided as Judge for the drama, "Perquiman's
First One-Hundred Years." Dinner and colonial dances
were held in the Court House Square.
April 21, Phelps Point. A commemoration of the first re-
ligious service in Proprietary Carolina was conducted.
TYRELL COUNTY— MRS. C. EARL COHOON, COLUMBIA, REPRESEN-
TATIVE.
August 10, Columbia. Hon. Herbert C. Bonner, representa-
tive in Congress from the 1st North Carolina District,
was the guest speaker at the American Legion Annual
Picnic, the Scuppernong Post's 35th anniversary and Ter-
centenary observance. On display were maps showing the
original Tyrrell County boundary line in 1729 and the
shore line boundary 300 years ago. Members of the Boy
Scout Troop No. 94 enacted an Indian scene. A basket
dinner was served.
October 24 & 25, Columbia. The county representative sup-
plied the pattern for a replica of the Tercentenary symbol
to the students of Tyrrell High School. The symbol top-
ped the list of school exhibits in art at the New Farmers
of America Fair.
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Tercentenary publications were distributed to the high
school and a $5.00 prize was offered for the best essay on
the colonial period of 1663-1763.
WASHINGTON COUNTY— MRS. SIDNEY WARD, SR., PLYMOUTH,
REPRESENTATIVE.
May 18, Plymouth. Mrs. Laura S. Johnston featured the Ter-
centenary in a candlelight piano recital. Participants wore
colonial costume.
District II— Hon. J. V. Whitfield, Wallace, Chief.
BEAUFORT COUNTY— MRS. HEWRY R. SWARTZELL, WASHINGTON,
REPRESENTATIVE.
January 23, Washington. Col. C. Wingate Reed addressed
the Pamlico Committee of the National Society of Colon-
ial Dames in the State of North Carolina on the topic of
their organization.
February 20, Washington. Hon. J. Vivian Whitfield addres-
sed the Major Reading Blount Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution on "Our Heritage."
March 24, Bath. A band concert and Forefathers Service was
conducted at St. Thomas' Church.
March 25, Washington. A proclamation was read by the
Mayor from the Court House steps noting the commemora-
tion of the Tercentenary.
March 25-April 25, Washington. An exhibit in observance
of the Tercentenary was displayed in Brown Memorial
Library.
March 25-April 25, Belhaven. The Fanny Mebane Memor-
ial Library displayed an exhibit pertaining to the colonial
period.
March 27-29, Washington. The Garden Clubs planted six
"Charter Oaks" at the city school.
May 7, Washington. Mrs. Henry Swartzell spoke on the Caro-
lina Charter to the Woman's Club.
Local Commemorative Observances 37
BRUNSWICK COUNTY— MRS. M. HENDERSON ROURK, SHALLOTTE,
REPRESENTATIVE.
September 8, Old Brunswick Town. Dr. E. Lawrence Lee
was the guest speaker at ceremonies commemorating the
Spanish Attack of 1747 and Groundbreaking for the
Brunswick Town Visitor Center. Home & Garden Tours
were conducted in Southport. Colonial Buildings were
featured.
CARTERET COUNTY— F. C. SALISBURY, MOREHEAD CITY, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
A half-hour slide program with narration was compiled by
the representative and presented to the following organiza-
tions on various occasions during 1963: Junior Woman's
Club; Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, Wilmington;
Jacksonville Rotary Club; Emeritus Club; Carteret County
Historical Society, with the Atlantic High School history
class as guests; The Lanier Book Club; Newport Rotary
Club; the two 8th grades of the Morehead City Grade School,
and the Business and Professional Club.
Miss Ruth Peeling, editor of the Carteret County News-
Times wrote a play entitled, "Blackbeard, Raider of the
Carolina Seas" which was published in the November 22 is-
sue of that periodical.
COLUMBUS COUNTY— MRS. LESLIE THOMPSON, WHITEVILLE,
REPRESENTATIVE.
January, 1963, Whiteville. Dr. Chalmers G. Davidson, Com-
mission member, addressed the stockholders of the Wac-
camaw Bank and Trust Co., using the Carolina Charter
of 1663 as his theme.
March 2, Whiteville. The High School planted a liveoak
tree symbolizing the opening of activities in the county.
June 11, Whiteville. The Junior Woman's Club held a com-
memorative program.
CRAVEN COUNTY— W. L. FLOWERS, NEW BERN, REPRESENTATIVE.
April 9, New Bern. Tryon Palace Commission luncheon
honoring Tercentenary. Hon. Francis E. Winslow, Chair-
man of the Commission was guest speaker.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY— GEORGE B. HERNDON, FAYETTEVILLE,
REPRESENTATIVE.
May 1-9, Fayetteville. The Fine Arts Committee of the
Fayetteville Junior Chamber of Commerce dedicated the
Festival of the Arts, held annually by Fayetteville and
Cumberland County, to the Tercentenary.
February, Fayetteville. Mrs. Scott Shepherd was guest speaker
at the meeting of the Cumberland County Committee of
Colonial Dames.
April 23, Fayetteville. Miss Julia Ribet of the Charter
Commission spoke to a group of Methodist College Stu-
dents.
May 18, Fayetteville. Betty Vaiden Wright Williams gave
a program for the Woman's Club which included Ter-
centenary Folk Songs.
September, Fayetteville. The Chaminade Music Club dedi-
cated its monthly program to the 300th anniversary with
music of the colonial period.
October 5 & 6, Fayetteville. The Garden Council Fall
Flower Show paid tribute to the Tercentenary.
October 10, Fayetteville. Dr. A. I. Newlin of Guilford Col-
lege spoke to the Lion's Club on the Carolina Charter.
DUPLIN COUNTY— F. W. MCGOWEN, KENANSVILLE, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
December 3, (1962), Kenansville. A resolution was adopted
by the Board of County Commissioners for the observance
of the Tercentenary.
May 7, Rose Hill, Flower show and heritage display spon-
sored by the Woman's Club.
November 13, Faison. The representative spoke to the Sesame
Woman's Club regarding county government from 1663
to the present. Pamphlets were distributed.
December 9, Rose Hill. The representative spoke to the
Rose Hill PTA on "A Look at Our Public Schools from
1663 to the Present."
Pamphlets were distributed to the Wallace Woman's Club
by Mrs. Winifred T. Wells.
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HOKE COUNTY— MRS. T. B. UPCHURCH, RAEFORD, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
March, Hoke County. Hymns from the colonial period were
used in church services throughout the county.
May 5, Raeford. A concert was given by the U. S. Army Band
sponsored by the Chaminade Music Club and County Ter-
centenary committee.
May 27, Raeford. A tree-planting ceremony was held on the
grounds of the Hoke High School. The tree was named
the "Charter Oak."
September 27, Raeford. Miss Julia Ribet of the Charter Com-
mission spoke to the annual teacher banquet of the
Woman's Club.
November 20, Hoke County. Home Demonstration clubs
held a luncheon at the Hoke Community Center using
colonial receipts.
History classes in the high school received special instruc-
tion on the Charter and the colonial period. Information
on the Tercentenary was displayed in the Chamber of
Commerce office. Orders were taken there for Tercenten-
ary souvenirs.
LENOIR COUNTY— MRS. J. A. JONES, KINSTON, REPRESENTATIVE.
September, Kinston. The Worthwhile Club chose the cen-
tury of history being celebrated during the Tercentenary
for its year-long study.
October. Kinston. Mrs. Elizabeth Copeland of Greenville
presented a program about North Carolina heritage and
the Tercentenary at a meeting of the Booklovers Club.
MOORE COUNTY— GEORGE R. ROSS, JACKSON SPRINGS, REPRESEN-
TATIVE.
September 29 (1962), Pinehurst. Robert C. Page, III of the
Charter Commission, addressed the North Carolina As-
sociation of Realtors.
April 30, Pinehurst. The North Carolina Automobile Deal-
ers Association convention featured a Tercentenary Break-
fast. Governor Sanford, principal speaker; Edmund Hard-
ing, Master of Ceremonies. The event was arranged by
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Mrs. L. Y. Ballentine, Executive Secretary of the NCADA
and member of the federal commission. Colonial cos-
tumes were worn by the dignitaries and guests.
Dr. Hugh T. LeHer, noted North Carolina historian, spoke
to the Annual Spring meeting of the Moore County His-
torical Association, Tavern Hall, Southern Pines, on the
topic of the early history of North Carolina.
"A Carolina Charter and Tercentenary Course" was pre-
sented to the Moore County Chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution at the home of Mrs. H. W.
Doub, Aberdeen.
The Shaw House in Southern Pines and Alstair House in
Deep River were made available to local clubs meeting
in connection with the Carolina Charter Tercentenary.
A display was arranged in the public library exhibiting the
Indian relics collection of Mr. C. McAuly.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY— WILLIAM G. BROADFOOT, JR., WIL-
MINGTON, REPRESENTATIVE.
Wilmington College Thalian group presented the "Prince
of Parthia," first play completed (1759) in the colonies.
The St. John's Art Gallery in Wilmington distributed ma-
terials pertaining to the colonial period to visitors in
March.
ONSLOW COUNTY— REV. TUCKER LITTLETON, SWANSBORO, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
January, Jacksonville. The Onslow County Public Library
issued a special annotated bibliography.
January 20, Jacksonville. The Onslow County Public Libr-
ary and County Tercentenary Committee co-sponsored
a folk song musicale by the Jacksonville High School Girls'
Chorus. Folk songs of the Charter period were featured.
An art exhibit by Elmer and lone Griese of Richlands
was held dealing with subjects of Onslow County history.
February, Jacksonville. The Rotary Club heard an illus-
trated lecture on the Lords Proprietors and the Charter.
March, Jacksonville and Swansboro. A proclamation was
read by the mayor noting the commemoration of the 300th
anniversary of the Charter.
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March 22, Onslow County. A special edition of a weekly
paper, The White Oak Scene was devoted to the Ter-
centenary.
March 24, Onslow County. The Garden Clubs placed spe-
cial flower arangements in all the churches.
October 12, Swansboro. The Swansboro Historical Associa-
tion opened exhibits in the Ringware House following
the Annual Mullet Festival.
November 21, Jacksonville. The Rev. Tucker Littleton spoke
to the Joseph Montford Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, on the Tercentenary and historical events
of the county's first 100 years.
December 4, Swansboro. Formal opening of the Swansboro
Historical Museum in commemoration of the county's
232nd birthday and the Tercentenary.
Three exhibits were presented to the Swansboro Historical
Association: Indian artifacts, a martime exhibit and a
naval stores exhibit.
PAMLICO COUNTY— MRS. FRED LATHAM, ORIENTAL, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
May 5, Bayboro. A band concert and commemorative serv-
ice was conducted for the county. Sketches of county his-
tory and its churches were presented by the representative.
PENDER COUNTY— MRS. ROY ROWE, BURGAW, REPRESENTATIVE.
April 1, Burgaw. Mr. David Stick, Commission member,
author and historian, was the guest speaker at a program
in the Burgaw High School Auditorium. Honor students
from the schools served as pages. Judge Clifton L. Moore
presented a short history of the county's first one-hundred
years. Mr. Stick was introduced by Gen. John D. F. Phil-
lips, Executive-Secretary of the Charter Commission. Mrs.
E. L. Durham, Commission member, assisted in planning
the program. Miss Martha Rowe presented a painting of
the John Alexander Lillington home, built in 1734, to Dr.
Christopher Crittenden, Director of the State Department
of Archives and History.
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PITT COUNTY— MISS TABITHA M. DEVISCONTI, FARMVILLE, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
April 26-28, Greenville. The spring regional meeting of the
North Carolina Literary and Historical Association in-
cluded an address by Stanley South of the Brunswick Town
restoration on historic colonial sites.
October 13, Washington, D. C. The East Carolina College
Marching Pirates appeared at a professional football half-
time show maneuvering to form symbols representing
the Tercentenary celebration. The program was televised
on a national network.
RICHMOND COUNTY— I. S. LONDON, ROCKINGHAM, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
May 25 & 26 v , Hamlet. The Junior and Senior Women's
Clubs sponsored the annual Flower Show in commemora-
tion of the Tercentenary with a program entitled, "Our
Heritage." A Tercentenary educational exhibit was dis-
played and arrangements and drawings were judged on
adherence to colonial themes.
ROBESON COUNTY— MRS. W. SCOTT SHEPHERD, LUMBERTON, REP-
RESENTATIVE.
February 20, Fayetteville. Mrs. Scott Shepherd spoke to the
Cumberland County Committee of the Colonial Dames.
March 1-3, St. Pauls. Tercentenary display and exhibit at
Eastern Carolina Coin Show.
March 23, Lumberton. A "Charter Oak" was planted at the
Robeson County Court House. Judge Henry A. McKin-
nan was the guest speaker for the ceremony. Winners of
the local essay contest were announced.
April 18, Lumberton. Mrs. Charles B. Fuller addressed the
Robeson County Colonial Dames on the "Lords Proprie-
tors."
May 7, Lumberton. Mrs. Shepherd spoke to the Rotary
Club.
September 16, Lumberton. The Woman's Club heard Mrs.
Shepherd discuss the Tercentenary celebration and Robe-
son County participation.
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October, St. Pauls. Mrs. Browne Evans presented a program
on "The Lords Proprietors" to the Wednesday Study
Club.
October 17, Lumberton. Mrs. Berry French spoke to the
Robeson Committee Colonial Dames on "Wives of the
Lords Proprietors."
October 22, Maxton. Mrs. Shepherd addressed the Woman's
Civic Club on "North Carolina History and Heritage."
SAMPSON COUNTY— MRS. TAFT BASS,, CLINTON, REPRESENTATIVE.
May, Clinton. The Tercentenary theme was included in the
Garden Club meeting.
WAYNE COUNTY— HENSON P. BARNES, GOLDSBORO, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
February 22, Goldsboro. A Tercentenary "Kickoff Dinner"
for Wayne County activities was held in the Hotel Golds-
boro. Dr. Hugh Lefler, historian, was the guest speaker.
Mr. Henry Belk, member of the Executive Committee of
the Commission offered brief remarks.
Mount Olive College Drama Department presented "The
Prince of Parthia," first play completed in the colonies.
District III— Dr. Henry W. Jordan, Cedar Falls, Chief.
ALAMANCE COUNTY— GEORGE D. COLCLOUGH, BURLINGTON, REP-
RESENTATIVE.
March 15, Elon College. General John D. F. Phillips ad-
dressed the student body of Elon College on the signifi-
cance of the Charter.
April 21, Burlington. The annual Hawfields Presbyterian
Church Homecoming included a sermon by Dr. A. V.
Gibson relating to the Tercentenary entitled, "Heritage
and Challenge."
May 17, Burlington. The Music Club presented a program,
"Colonial and Contemporary Music."
June 6, Gibsonville. The Book Club discussed aspects of the
Tercentenary program.
June 22, Snow Camp. The Cane Creek Meeting House, the
oldest continuous Quaker Church in North Carolina, fea-
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tured guest speaker Holt McPherson, Editor of the High
Point Enterprise. Historical items were displayed, includ-
ing a scale model of the original landmark structures.
ALEXANDER COUNTY.
The Taylorsville Study Club chose the Tercentenary as
the theme for the year's study. A handbook was prepared
using the symbol and appropriate quotations for each
program. Mrs. Bob Heafner and Mrs. Victor Prusa pre-
sented a program on fine arts in September.
ANSON COUNTY— MRS. W. J. GULLEDGE, WADESBORO, REPRESEN-
TATIVE.
January, Wadesboro. The entire month was spent in plan-
ning a twelve-month observance and choosing committees.
February, Anson County. Designated History Month in all
schools. Beautification programs were held throughout the
county. Five garden clubs in a joint ceremony planted dog-
wood trees on Anson County Hospital grounds.
March, Wadesboro. A concerted effort was made to obtain
and restore the Dr. Hugh Hammond Bennett House. Dr.
Bennett is known as "The Father of Conservation."
April 19, Wadesboro. A Spring Festival featured music,
drama, and art. "Stepping Stones," a pageant written by
the representative, incorporated the history of the county
and state from the past to the present.
May, Anson County. All PTA groups emphasized the im-
portance of the Tercentenary celebration.
June & July, Anson County. Designated "Know Your State
Months," with field trips and family tours emphasized.
August 12, Lilesville. The Baptist Church Homecoming in-
cluded a commemorative program.
September 23-29, Anson County. Designated "Constitution
Week" in all schools, with programs, displays and a cen-
tral exhibit in Wadesboro of early North Carolina.
October 12, Forestville. A "Fall Ingathering" was held at
the Forestville Church with a Tercentenary exhibit.
November, Anson County. Designated "Month of Grati-
tude" in observance of Thanksgiving and the religious
provisions of the Charter.
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December 14, Wadesboro. The First Methodist Church dedi-
cated the Christmas Cantata to the Tercentenary.
CABARRUS COUNTY.
October, Concord. The Quest Book Club featured the Ter-
centenary as the year's study.
CASWELL COUNTY.
June 21, Yanceyville. Miss Julia Ribet of the Charter Com-
mission staff spoke to the local chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
CATAWBA COUNTY— DR. J. E. HODGES, MAIDEN, REPRESENTATIVE.
February, Hickory. The St. Cecilia Music Club presented
its annual parade of American Music in honor of the
Tercentenary. Miss Thelma Rast of Lenoir Rhyne College
led the program in a discussion of the history relevant to
the Charter and the progression of music through 1773.
March 11, Hickory. The Junior High School heard Miss
Julia Ribett discuss the Tercentenary celebration. Dis-
plays made by the students regarding the celebration were
exhibited.
April 21. Maiden. A re-enactment of Adam Sherrill's Cross-
ing of the Catawba River was conducted at Rehobeth
Church. A picnic followed the service.
September, Hickory. Mrs. Josephine Shumate presented a
program on Culpeper's Rebellion to the Liberal Arts
Club which selected the Tercentenary as the study for
the year.
October 1, Hickory. Mrs. P. W. Deaton, President of the
Hickory Woman's Club, directed members of the Junior
Woman's Club on a tour of the Log Cabin as a part of
the program on heritage in observance of the Carolina
Charter Tercentenary.
October 19, Hickory. The Liberal Arts Club heard Mrs. E. E.
Smith in a program on the Lords Proprietors.
CHATHAM COUNTY— EDWARD S. HOLMES, PITTSBORO, REPRESEN-
TATIVE.
May 23, Pittsboro. Miss Julia Ribet of the Charter Commis-
sion spoke to the Chatham County Historical Society.
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CLEVELAND COUNTY.
April, Shelby. Mrs. William Royster presented a program on
the celebration to the Ishpenning Club.
May 7, Kings Mountain. The Junior Chamber of Commerce
annual Ladies Night featured Mr. James B. Garland in an
address on the Tercentenary.
DAVIDSON COUNTY— COL. WADE H. PHILLIPS, LEXINGTON, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
October 1 & 2, Thomasville. A Home Tour was conducted
by the Junior Woman's Club.
October 14, Thomasville. Mrs. Clifton Black, history teacher
in the City Schools, in an address to the Civitan Club dis-
cussed the circumstances under which the Carolina Char-
ter was issued.
FORSYTH COUNTY— ARCHIBALD CRAIGE, WINSTON-SALEM, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
March 24, Winston-Salem. Dr. Frank P. Graham, United
Nations mediator and Chairman of the North Carolina
Tercentenary Celebration Commission (federal) spoke to
an assembly of Winston-Salem Teachers College students.
April 24, Winston-Salem. A vesper service address was con-
ducted by the students of Winston-Salem Teachers Col-
lege.
April 26-28, Winston-Salem. First North Carolina Confer-
ence on Preservation paid tribute to the Tercentenary.
April 27, Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem Teachers College
chapel exercises included a program on the 300th an-
niversary.
October 26, Winston-Salem. The Wake Forest College 26th
annual band day included participation by 22 bands in
forming the figure "NC 300" and dedicating a new march,
The North Carolina Tercentenary March, written by Cal-
vin Huber, Director of the Wake Forest Band.
GASTON COUNTY.
June, Gastonia. The first volume of the new edition of the
Colonial Records of North Carolina was presented to the
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Gaston Public Library by the Sharps and Flats Music
Club. Mrs. George Wincroff III made the presentation.
October 9, Gastonia. The U. C. Club chose the Tercentenary
for the year's study. Miss Wilbur Sweeney presented a
program on "North Carolina in Its Earliest Days."
GUILFORD COUNTY— BLACKWELL P. ROBINSON, GREENSBORO, REP-
RESENTATIVE.
November (1962) , Greensboro. Dr. Hugh T. Lefler, Kenan
Professor of History at Chapel Hill, was the guest speaker
at a kickoff banquet for activities in the county.
April, Greensboro. Mrs. Grant Joslin presented a program
to the members of the Variety Study Club.
May 21, Greensboro. Dr. Blackwell P. Robinson spoke to
the members of the Exchangette Club.
May 22, Greensboro. The O. Henry Woman's Club held a
fashion show featuring the colonial costumes which had
been made for the Federation Convention in Asheville.
September, Greensboro. The annual Hairstyle Show pre-
sented by the Cosmotologist Club observed the Tercen-
tenary with symbolic hair styles of the State.
IREDELL COUNTY— J. C. STEELE, JR., STATESVILLE, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
April 24, Statesville. Mr. J. R. Huskins, editor of the States-
ville Record & Landmark, delivered an address to the Chez
Nous Book Club.
April 29, Statesville. The Woman's Club and Junior Service
League gave a performance of an original pageant, "Old
North State," written by Mrs. J. S. Evans, to all school
children (est. 2,600) in Statesville. That evening the
pageant was performed for the public. The pageant script
was reproduced for use by other organizations.
April 30, Asheville. The same cast noted above presented the
pageant to the annual meeting of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs.
November 1, Statesville. A program on the subject of the
Charter was presented by Mr. J. C. Fowler to the Iredell
County Chapter of the Colonial Dames of America.
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LINCOLN COUNTY— FRANK H. CROWELL, LINCOLNTON, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
August, Lincolnton. Mrs. Hal Heafner wrote a Tercentenary
pageant for the Woman's Democratic Club meeting. The
play was performed in the park and later taped for local
radio listeners.
November, Lincolnton. The Anna Jackson Book Club heard
Mrs. Floyd Corriher and Mrs. Herbert Kuhn speak on the
topic of the anniversary.
MECKLENBURG COUNTY— PHILLIP N. ALEXANDER, CHARLOTTE,
REPRESENTATIVE.
The Twentieth Century Book Club of Charlotte selected
the Tercentenary as the topic for their year-long study.
May 8, Charlotte. A commemorative luncheon was given by
the Woman's Club under the supervision of Mrs. L. R.
Knight.
May 17, Charlotte. Dr. R. W. Reike addressed the Charlotte
Chapter of the North Carolina Society, Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, on the Tercentenary. The address was
later carried by a local radio station.
September 15, Charlotte. The Mint Museum of Art honored
the Tercentenary at an exhibit.
September 19, Charlotte. The Battle of Charlotte Chapter
of the Daughters of the American Revolution heard Miss
Ruth Blackwelder of Charlotte College on "Our Carolina
Charter and Our U. S. Constitution."
November 18-22, Charlotte. The Tercentenary was utilized
as the official theme of the week-long real estate educa-
tional program sponsored by the Charlotte Board of
Realtors.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
October 4, Troy. The Music Club conducted a program in
keeping with the 300th anniversary on "Music of the Early
Colonists" given by Mrs. Floyd Arscott.
ORANGE COUNTY— JAMES H. COMAN, HILLSBORO, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
October 6, Hillsboro. Mr. Coman met with a planning com-
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mittee composed of: Miss Anne Cameron, Mrs. John Carr,
Mr. C. Paul Carr, Rev. Ed Smith, and Miss Elaine Dor-
sett.
October 11, Hillsboro. Mr. John Kellenberger presented a
program to the Historic Hillsborough Society on the his-
tory of the Charter and early Carolina in connection with
his discussion of the restoration of the Tryon Palace.
December 6, Hillsboro. A musicale entitled, "An Evening
of 17th & 18th Century Music" was presented by the
Tercentenary Committee at the monthly meeting of the
Hillsborough Historical Society. Professor Edgar Alden
of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, di-
rected.
Through the instrumentality of Mrs. Robert M. Lester of
Chapel Hill, a portrait of the Earl of Hillsborough was
commissioned for the town.
Posters depicting the Tercentenary symbol and the dates of
the celebration were displayed in most store windows.
Copies of the Charter Commission's "Text of the Carolina
Charter" were presented to the Orange County Bar Asso-
ciation for their information and study.
PERSON COUNTY.
October 8, Roxboro. A varied collection of antiques were
displayed at a Heritage Tea sponsored by the Woman's
Club. The members wore colonial costumes.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY— MRS. S. R. PRICE, REIDSVILLE, REPRESEN-
TATIVE.
September, 1962. Gen. John D. F. Phillips of the Charter
Commission addressed the Leaksville Spray Rotary Club.
October, 1962. A historical tour was conducted in prepara-
tion for the Tercentenary.
March, Rockingham County. The Historical Society offered
prizes of $15.00 to the county winners in the Essay Con-
test sponsored by the Charter Commission.
March, Reidsville. The William Bethel Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution created a display
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and featured the Tercentenary in the program for the
meeting.
March, Reidsville. Mr. Henry W. Anderson addressed the
Pilot Club on the subject of the Charter and the county's
participation in the celebration.
March, Reidsville. Miss Julia Ribet spoke to the Tuesday
Afternoon Reading Club at High Rock Farm, home of
the Representative.
June, Reidsville. A framed copy of the Carolina Charter was
presented to winners in the essay contest in the county.
June 20, Leaksville. Miss Julia Ribet of the Charter Com-
mission spoke to the Golden Age Club on the topic of the
Tercentenary.
June 21, Reidsville. Miss Ribet addressed the Colonial Dames
of XVII Century.
June, Reidsville. The Pilot Club presented 5 city schools
with Mr. William Powell's book, The Carolina Charter of
1663.
July 15-20, Reidsville. Miss Julia Ribet and Mr. Henry
Anderson appeared on a program in conjuction wtih the
Trade Fair and the visit of the Mobile Museum.
July 30, Leaksville. Miss Ribet spoke to the Leaksville-Spray
Rotarians.
STANLY COUNTY.
September 10, Albemarle. The Home Life Department of
Woman's Club met in colonial costume at the home of
Mr. T. Burt Mauney. Mrs. J. F. Ervin and Mrs. Geddie
Strickland presented a program on the Tercentenary.
STOKES COUNTY— HON. GRACE T. RODENBOUGH, WALNUT COVE,
REPRESENTATIVE.
December 3, Danbury. An original pageant, "Sights and
Sounds of the Birth of North Carolina," was presented by
students of Danbury Elementary School. The narration
for the pageant was written by the representative. Scenes
were portrayed within a large wooden frame, and were
entitled, "A Portrait of Charles," "Frontier Strife," "The
Garret Musician," "Colonial Pastimes," "Carolina Evan-
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gelism," and "Albemarle Biographies," forming a living
coloring book skit. A large bulletin board was prepared by
the students also.
SURRY COUNTY— W. FRANK CARTER, JR., MOUNT AIRY, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
May 16, Mount Airy. Mr. Carter spoke to the Woman's
Club regarding the celebration of the Charter.
A series of historical articles was prepared for publication in
the county newspapers and presented to the schools. The
articles appearing in November and December were:
"North Carolina Charters 1578-1629," "Charter to the
Lords Proprietors of Carolina," "Carolina Through the
Eyes of John Lederer, Explorer, 1670," and "Early Facts
About About Surry County," by J. S. Atkinson, committee
member.
UNION COUNTY— MISS CLARA LANEY, MONROE, REPRESENTATIVE.
November 9, Monroe. Miss Connie Home spoke on the
Carolina Charters of 1663 and 1665 and the subsequent
government of North Carolina at a meeting of the Caro-
linas' Genealogical Society.
District IV— Mrs. G. W. Cover, Andrews, Chief.
AVERY COUNTY.
July 13 & 14, Grandfather Mountain. The annual Highland
Games honored the Tercentenary with an article in its
souvenir program on the Charter and the Scots immigra-
tion into Carolina.
BUNCOMBE COUNTY— COL. PAUL A. ROCKWELL, ASHEVILLE, REP-
RESENTATIVE.
March 15, Asheville. A program in tribute to the Tercen-
tenary was given at the Fannie Patton Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
April 30-May 2, Asheville. The annual convention of the
North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs included
presentation of "Old North State," a pageant written by
Mrs. J. S. Evans, Jr., and presented by the Statesville Club
52 The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
and the Junior Service League. Ladies wore colonial cos-
tumes at the first evening meeting.
BURKE COUNTY— W. HAROLD MITCHELL, VALDESE, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
February, Valdese. The Norman Cordon Music Club dedi-
cated its monthly program to music of the colonial period.
February 27, Valdese. The Valdese Music Club celebrated
the Tercentenary with its annual February Parade of
Music.
CALDWELL COUNTY— MRS. W. E. ALEXANDER, LENOIR, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
April 18, Lenoir. Citizens donated plantings to beautify a
section of the town and to commemorate the Carolina
Charter of 1663. A joint dedication ceremony was con-
ducted by town and club officials.
May 10, Lenoir. Songs and information about the Tercen-
tenary were presented by the Davenport Junior High
School Girls Chorus in a radio program.
The County Historical Society initiated plans to open a
relics museum.
CHEROKEE COUNTY— JOE RAY, MURPHY, REPRESENTATIVE.
May 10, Murphy. A Declamation Contest was held in the
Murphy High School. Thirteen boys participated. The
three first-place winners were given free passes to the
Murphy Swimming Pool for the 1963 season. All partici-
pants were awarded a plate block of four Carolina Char-
ter commemorative stamps and a letter of commendation.
September 2-7, Murphy. The Nantahala Regional Library
mounted a Tercentenary display at the Cherokee County
Fair.
A display was arranged in the Murphy Carnegie Library.
The theme was "An Evening in Colonial North Carolina"
and was maintained for four months. Many citizens volun-
tarily loaned centuries-old artifacts. An essay contest was
held in the Elementary School.
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GRAHAM COUNTY— JAMES STANLEY, ROBBINSVILLE, REPRESEN-
TATIVE.
December 3 (1962) , Robbinsville. A joint resolution recog-
nizing the Tercentenary was adopted by the Board of
County Commissioners and the Board of Education.
HENDERSON COUNTY— MRS. P. F. PATTON, HENDERSONVILLE,
REPRESENTATIVE.
July 4, Hendersonville. The annual Fabulous Fourth Parade
was followed by a formal program including a speech on
the Carolina Charter.
August 11, Flat Rock. A special adaptation of "The Red
Shoes" was dedicated to the Tercentenary by the Flat
Rock Playhouse. Originally set in Denmark, the play was
transposed to the early North Carolina secene.
MACON COUNTY— MRS. H. C. BUECK, FRANKLIN, REPRESENTATIVE.
Educational and publicity material was distributed to schools
and through the Chamber of Commerce tourists' booth. A
feature article on the history of Macon County appeared
in the local press and radio program of colonial music
was presented.
MCDOWELL COUNTY— MRS. ROBERT W. PROCTOR, MARION, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
February, Marion. The second of two programs on the
Carolina Charter was conducted by Mr. Hugh Beam for
the Historical Society.
MITCHELL COUNTY— J. P. DEYTON, SPRUCE PINE, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
May 20, Bakersville. The eighth grade of Bowman Elemen-
tary School presented a historical pageant, "A State is
Born," to the school.
June 22, Roan Mountain. Dr. Henry W. Jordan addressed
participants in the annual Rhododendron Festival.
July 31, Spruce Pine. Dr. Jasper L. Stuckey, State Geologist,
presented the evening program for the Tercentenary at
the annual Mineral and Gem Festival.
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RUTHERFORD COUNTY— GLENN JAMES, SPINDALE, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
February, Spindale. Programs were presented at the TRI-
community Woman's Club and the Daughters of the
American Revolution. An exhibit displaying the Caro-
lina Charter and antiques was prepared by the Avondale-
Henrietta School for the auditorium of the school during
the last week of the month.
March, Spindale. Eighth-graders in the Spindale school
compiled a report on the history of Spindale. It was pre-
sented to local clubs and published in the Spindale Sun.
June 1, Chase High School. Commencement speaker, Brenda
Beatty, spoke on "Heritage" at the graduation exercises.
June 1, Forest City. Mrs. Amos C. Duncan held open house
with displays of historical documents after a tour of the
eastern section of the county.
June 3-8, Cliffside and Rutherfordton. Libraries of the towns
exhibited antique items and held open house during the
week in honor of the Tercentenary.
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY— MRS. RALPH H. RAMSEY, JR., BREVARD,
REPRESENTATIVE.
November 1 (1962), Brevard. The Brevard Music Club and
the American Association of University Women sponsored
a joint community program of folk music.
March 1-25, Brevard. Chapel programs given at Brevard Col-
lege and Brevard High School. A community program on
March 25 was presented by Brevard College. Dr. Hugh T.
Lefler, Kenan Professor of History at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was the speaker. Mrs.
Dave Harris gave a program to the Brevard Wednesday
Book Club; Mrs. Ramsey addressed the same club in
September, 1963, on Colonial Agriculture and Industry.
The program of the Waight Still Avery Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution was devoted to the
Carolina Charter. Miss Jean Childers presented radio
talks on Colonial cooking and gardens. Similiar programs
were presented by Mr. James E. David, County Farm
Agent.
Local Commemorative Observances
55
WAGON TREK FROM FERGUSON TO BOONE
Some 200 persons participated in this three-day march commemorating
the first crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains by Daniel Boone. G. D.
Barnett of Boone, wagon master, is seen at the head of the column.
56 The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
July 26-27, Brevard College. At the joint summer meeting
of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association
and the Western North Carolina Historical Association,
Mr. Robert C. Page, III gave a progress report on the work
of the Charter Commission.
WATAUGA COUNTY— DR. D. J. WHITENER, BOONE, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
June 27-29, Boone and vicinity. A three-day wagon-train
trek followed the original route of "Daniel Boone's
Crossing of the Blue Ridge," in connection with the open-
ing of the outdoor drama, "Horn in the West." The three-
day celebration was co-ordinated by Herman J. Wilcox.
Night camps by the wagon train were at Cook's Gap and
Darby with an address by Dr. Christopher Crittenden,
Director of the State Department of Archives and History,
highlighting the second night's activities. A parade
through Boone was followed by a Tercentenary com-
memoration at the Appalachian State College Stadium
with the principal address by Secretary of Commerce
Luther Hodges. Dr. Frank P. Graham, Chairman of the
North Carolina Tercentenary Celebration Commission
(federal), addressed a special luncheon. Her Majesty, the
Queen of England's Minister, Mr. Dennis A. Greenhill,
spoke on the Charter in a prologue to the opening of the
drama on Saturday evening.
November 14, Boone. Dr. Martin Mailman, composer-in-
residence at East Carolina College, conducted the Appa-
lachian Concert Band and Chorus in a performance of
his composition, "Leaves of Grass," dedicated to the Ter-
centenary.
WILKES COUNTY— MRS. EDD F. GARDNER, NORTH WILKESBORO,
REPRESENTATIVE.
January 21, Wilkesboro. Wilkes County Historical Society
featured the Tercentenary.
February 21, North Wilkesboro. Wilkes County Board of
Commissioners passed a resolution urging observance of
the anniversary.
Local Commemorative Observances 57
At the February meeting of the Ministerial Association of
Wilkes County, the ministers were asked to include the
Carolina Charter appropriately in services on March 24. In
North Wilkesboro's First Methodist Church such a service
was conducted which included a specially written anthem,
"A Heritage Strong," written by choir director H. Grady
Reagan.
To encourage participation by students in the Charter Com-
mission's Essay Contest, eight leaders of Wilkes County
visited 26 schools to speak on North Carolina's colonial
history.
Five hundred copies of a condensed version of an address by
Justice R. Hunt Parker of the Supreme Court of North
Carolina on the Carolina Charter were distributed
throughout the county.
Speakers for the Tercentenary were secured for the following
meetings: March 15-Civitan Club, Kiwanis Club, Lions
Club; March 12-Wilkesboro Woman's Club; March 19-
North Wilkesboro Woman's Club, North Wilkesboro
Junior Woman's Club; March 26-Optimist Club, Wilkes-
boro Business and Professional Men' Club.
A display was maintained at the County Library.
Radio programs were presented during March over Station
WKBC and special recognition was given the Journal-
Patriot for its coverage of the activities.
YANCEY COUNTY— MRS. ERNEST BRIGGS, BURNSVILLE, REPRESEN-
TATIVE.
In order to develop an appropriate Tercentenary observance,
the Yancey County Historical Association was organized,
with the County Tercentenary Committee as a nucleus.
Early in 1963, the County Commissioners passed a resolu-
tion encouraging participation in the programs.
May 9, Burnsville. The theme of Burnsville Woman's Club
program was "Heritage." Mrs. Briggs, dressed in colon-
ial costume, presented the program.
July 11-13, Burnsville. The Parkway Players presented "The
Prince of Pathia," the first play written and produced in
the colonies. Four other productions were dedicated to
the Tercentenary.
58 The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
August, 6-10, Burnsville. The Seventh Annual Folk Arts and
Crafts Festival featured Club women and Girl Scouts in
colonial costume.
March 24 Yancey County's 100-year old church observed
The 300th birthday with the pastor in the costume of the
"circuit rider."
District V— William C. Gretter, Jr., Louisburg, Chief.
DURHAM COUNTY— WYATT T. DIXON, DURHAM, REPRESENTATIVE.
March 26, 1962. Mr. Robert C. Page, III of the Charter Com-
mission, spoke to the Tobaccoland Kiwanis Club.
February 6, Durham, Gen. John D. F. Phillips, Executive-
Secretary of the Charter Commission, addressed the Gen-
eral Davie Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
EDGECOMBE COUNTY— MRS. PEMBROKE NASH, TARBORO, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
February, Tarboro. Tercentenary proclamation was passed
by the County Commisisoners and published by The
Southerner.
March 24, Tarboro. Dr. Frank Coventry, Rector of the
Church of St. Mary-le-Bone, London, England, was the
guest preacher at service at the Calvary Episcopal Church.
A "Charter Oak" was planted in the Town Common by
the Edgecombe Garden Clubs.
March 24-29, Tarboro. Collections of silver, china, clothing
and artifacts were exhibited in display windows of three
stores. Tercentenary placards were distributed.
A memorial fund to be used for purchase of the new edition
of Colonial Records was established.
Special shelves were designated in libraries for Edgecombe
and North Carolina history.
To county students who participated in the Charter Com-
mission's Essay Contest, four savings bonds, totalling $150,
were awarded in the city and county's eighth and eleventh
grades. Facsimiles of the Carolina Charter of 1663 were
presented to County School Libraries. About 15,000 place-
Local Commemorative Observances 59
mats, depicting principal historical events from 1663-1763,
were distributed in the county.
Speeches on Tercentenary themes were made at the Rotary
Club, the Colonial Dames of Wilson-Edgecombe, Kiwanis
Club, the Colonial Dames of XVII Century (Rocky
Mount) , Rocky Mount Woman's Club, Conetoe High
School, and the Magazine Club.
FRANKLIN COUNTY— MRS. RICHARD C. WHITFIELD, FRANKLINTON,
REPRESENTATIVE.
Mrs. Whitfield spoke to the Franklinton Lions Club and
the Franklinton Woman's Club. Pamphlets published by
the Charter Commission were placed on display in the
eighth grade classrooms.
GRANVILLE COUNTY— MRS. EDITH F. CANNADY, OXFORD, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
February, Oxford. A Carolina Charter program was pre-
sented at the Tuesday Study Club.
November 6, Butner. Miss Julia Ribet sang folk songs for
the Butner Club Fair.
November 19, Oxford. In a formal program at the court-
house, Mr. Dan Paul, Commission member, delivered the
principal address. Messrs. Sam Ragan and Thad Stem,
Jr., winners of the Charter Commission's Literary Compe-
tition, read their winning poem, "In the Beginning." Folk
songs, sacred music and dances of the colonial period were
also presented at programs during the week.
Granville County Library displayed pertinent North Caro-
lina books.
HALIFAX COUNTY— MRS. HORACE P. ROBINSON, LITTLETON, REP-
RESENTATIVE.
January 30-March 5, Halifax. Mrs. Robinson addressed stu-
dents of the Aurelian Springs High School, the Garden
Club, the PTA and the Lions Club.
April 12, Halifax. The annual celebration of Halifax Day
included the dedication of Dutch Colonial House, lunch-
eon, parade, and an address by Dr. Henry W. Jordan from
the courthouse steps on the Halifax Resolves and the
60 The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
Carolina Charter. Mr. Ray Wilkinson directed the com-
bined celebration as President of the Historic Halifax
Restoration Association.
October 21, Weldon. Mrs. Wiley Ellis spoke to the local
Book Club.
October 28-31, Roanoke Rapids. Visit of the Mobile Mu-
seum of History was sponsored by the Junior Woman's
Club.
JOHNSTON COUNTY— PETER T. HULTH, JR., SMITHFIELD, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
December 3, Smithfield. Resolution passed by the County
Commissioners urging observance of the Tercentenary.
March 13, Clayton. Miss Julia Ribet, The Charter Commis-
sion's Administrative Assistant, spoke to the Clayton
Woman's Club.
April 19, Smithfield. Miss Julia Ribet addressed the local
Lions Club.
NASH COUNTY— I. S. INSCOE, NASHVILLE, REPRESENTATIVE.
May 3, Rocky Mount. The local chapter of the American
Institute of Banking used the Tercentenary as the theme
for its annual banquet.
May 4, Rocky Mount. Professor William Carrington Gretter,
Jr., of Louisburg College, addressed the annual meeting
of the North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames.
September 17, Rocky Mount. Hon. Francis E. Winslow,
Chairman of the Charter Commission, spoke to the 20th
Century Club.
September, Rocky Mount. In the last week of the month,
Mr. Ray Wilkinson addressed the Worth While Study
Club on Historic Halifax Restoration and the Tercen-
tenary.
October 22, Rocky Mount. Miss Julia Ribet appeared be-
fore the Caswell-Nash Chapter meeting of the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
Local Commemorative Observances 61
VANCE COUNTY— ROBERT G. KITTRELL, JR.,, HENDERSON, REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
January 16, Henderson. Mr. J. C. Cooper addressed the
West-End PTA.
January 23, Henderson. Honorable Francis E. Winslow,
Chairman of the Charter Commission, spoke to the local
chapter of the Colonial Dames.
February 2., Henderson. Gen. John D. F. Phillips, Execu-
tive-Secretary of the Charter Commisison, addressed the
E. M. Rollins PTA.
March, Henderson. The Citizens Bank and Trust Company
displayed colonial documents, silver, and watches.
October 13, Williamsboro. A service was conducted by the
Rt. Rev. Richard H. Baker employing the Book of Com-
mon Prayer used in colonial North Carolina.
October, Henderson. Fifth-graders of E. M. Rollins School
visited the Tercentenary program being presented at the
Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill.
October 17, Henderson. Mr. J. C. Cooper spoke to the
Sorosis Club.
Local literary clubs provided prizes for county participants
in the Charter Commission's Essay Contest.
Recognition was given the Tercentenary at memorial serv-
ices at the Kittrell Cemetery by the U.D.C.
WAKE COUNTY— COL. GODFREY CHESHIRE, RALEIGH, REPRESEN-
TATIVE.
Various dates in 1962 and 1963, Raleigh. Robert C. Page,
III of the Charter Commission staff addressed the Page
Book Club, the Social Studies Club of Josephus Daniels
Junior High School, Raleigh Public Relations Society, and
the Zebulon Rotary Club.
Various date in 1963, Raleigh. Miss Julia Ribet of the Char-
ter Commission staff spoke to the Lions Club, Pilot Club
the Garner PTA.
April 4, Raleigh. The county committee sponsored recep-
tion at the State Museum of Art during the opening of the
Tercentenary Exhibition.
62 The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
September 25, Raleigh. Mr. Dan Paul spoke at a luncheon
for the wives of the Agriculture Chiefs of the county. His
topic was the Tercentenary and sketches of the Wives of
the Proprietors.
October 1, Cary. The Garden Club planted a commemora-
tive tree with appropriate ceremonies.
October 1, Raleigh. A pageant "Old North State," by mem-
bers of the Raleigh Junior Woman's Club was presented
at a meeting of the group.
October 8, Raleigh. General John D. F. Phillips, Executive-
Secretary of the Charter Commission, spoke to the Polk
Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
St. Mary's Junior College, Raleigh, presented three events
in honor of the Tercentenary. History, drama, music and
sociology students participated.
WARREN COUNTY— HON. W. LUNSFORD LONG, WARRENTON, REP-
RESENTATIVE.
Manly Wade Wellman wrote a historical novel, Settlement
on Shocco, Adventures in Colonial Carolina, at the sugges-
tion of Mr. Long.
WILSON COUNTY— MRS. C. L. BLACKBURN, WILSON, REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
July 12, 1962, Wilson. A bibliography was compiled and
submitted to the Charter Commission for publication and
distribution.
Local study clubs devoted the entire year to the Carolina
Charter and period from 1663-1763.
Packets of Charter Commission publications were distributed
to teachers and librarians in the county.
Three programs were presented to the local chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Throughout 1963, Tercentenary displays were maintained
in the county's libraries.
CHAPTER VIII
Financing the Tercentenary Programs
As has been stated, the legislation establishing the Com-
mission in 1959 authorized the use of the Contingency and
Emergency Eund for the group's initial organization and
planning activities. Accordingly, a grant of $9,330 was pro-
vided the Commission for its needs in the fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1960. Only part of this amount was expended,
however, due to the delay in recruiting a staff for the Com-
mission and initiation of activity. At the outset of fiscal year
1961, therefore, a request was submitted to the Council of
State for a new gTant from the Contingency and Emergency
Fund in the amount of $21,200. This request was approved
and the development of outline plans for the major activi-
ties of the Tercentenary was continued.
The last six months of 1960 were devoted to this work and
to the preparation of a budget to support planned projects.
During this period it was decided to limit, insofar as pos-
sible, requests to the General Assembly for funds for Ter-
centenary activities to those required for projects having
educational value. The Commission agreed that other sources
would be sought for funds for projects in the fields of enter-
tainment and recreation. A budget request for fiscal years
1962 and 1963, therefore, totaling $194,990, was submitted to
the 1961 General Assembly. Of the amount requested, ap-
proximately $106,000 or 54 per cent was earmarked for the
support of Tercentenary programs. The balance was re-
quired to maintain an office and a staff of approximately
ten persons, half of whom were assigned to the Colonial
Records project.
Table 1, on next page, reflects the appropriations of
State funds to the Commission during fiscal year 1960 and
the subsequent period ending December 31, 1963, as well
as the expenditures of these funds. Table 2, which follows,
indicates the breakdown of the expenditures among the
major projects which required financing from State funds.
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ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURES OF COMMISSION FUNDS
Project FY 1960 FY 1961 FY 1962 FY 1963 FY 1964 FY 60-64
Salaries $1,187 $10,392 $29,551 $39,828 $26,127 $107,085
Travel Expenses 775 2,519 3,698 3,437 1,733 12,162
Supplies, Equipt. Maint. 3,340 2,222 4,042 1,527 366 11,497
Postage, Tel., Transport. 100 1,284 1,126 2,400 1,192 6,102
Printing 64 1,923 2,350 7,791 1,383 13,511
Total Administrative Costs 5,466
18,340
40,767
54,983
30,801
150,357
Program Costs:
Schools, Coll. & Univ.
2,000
34,589
16,058
52,647
Colonial Records
26,119
1,756
27,875
Awards
1,500
1,500
Art Exhibit
15,000
15,000
Souvenirs
2,856
2,177
5,033
Miscellaneous
48
702
3,244
810
6,804
Total Program Costs
2,048
702
81,808
22,301
106,859
Grand Totals $5,466
$20,388
$41,469 $136,791
$53,102 $257,216
TABLE 2
These activities are included in the list .which follows,
of the more important projects considered by the Commis-
sion during the early planning phase of its work. The list
shows the amount of funds, if any, required for each item
and an indication of the source of these funds.
The decision to seek funds from private as well as public
sources in order to finance Tercentenary activities, neces-
sitated the appointment of a committee on ways and means.
Such a group was organized under the co-chairmanship of
Mr. James G. W. MacLamroc and Dr. Henry W. Jordan, and
was assigned the task of raising funds from private individ-
ual and corporate donors for Tercentenary purposes, in-
cluding contributing to the cost of construction of the de-
sired building for the State Department of Archives and
66
Thf. Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
History, should funds for it not be available from appro-
priations by the General Assembly. For this reason the fund-
raising body was designated as the Committee on Finance
and Building;.
PROJECTS PLANNED BY COMMISSION FOR TERCENTENARY
Project Estimated Cost How Financed
Arts
Literary Competition with awards
in fiction, non-fiction and poetry $ 3,000
Musical Compositions 10,000
Commemorative Events
Celebrations at different times during
1963 in historic communities
throughout the state including
exhibits, memorial exercises
pageants, parades, etc. Unknown
Convention of General Assembly in
Pasquotank County Unknown
State Funds
Private Contributions
Local Sources
General Assembly
Programs in Schools, Colleges and Universities
Campus activities including con-
vocations, dramatic sketches,
exhibits, founders' day
exercises, musical programs,
pageants, etc.
Essay Contest
History Pamphlets
Mobile Museum
Motion Picture
Unknown
Local Sources
1,000
State Funds
25,000
State Funds
50,000
Private Contributions
30,000
State Funds
Scholarly Activities
Initiation of republication of
Colonial Records of North
Carolina, including search for
additional materials 30,000
Learned Society Meetings 1,000
Miscellaneous
Commemorative Postage Stamp
Medallions, Maps, Programs,
Souvenirs, etc.
State Funds
Private Contributions
nil
5,000 State Funds
Financing the Tercentenary Programs 67
Summary
Estimated cost of projects to be financed by
public funds SI 06,000
Estimated cost of projects to be financed from
private contributions 61,000
SI 67,000
Carolina Charter Corporation
In order to provide an agency to receive, account for, and
disburse funds generated by the Commission's Committee
on Finance and Building, it was decided to organize a non-
profit corporation under the laws of North Carolina. Such a
corporation, known as the Carolina Charter Corporation,
was established with the mission of soliciting funds from
appropriate nongovernment sources for the support of the
Commission's work, acquiring and disposing of property in
its behalf, and generally serving as its business agent. Mem-
bership in the Corporation was limited to those persons
serving as members of the Commission. The members of
the Commission's Executive Committee were elected direc-
tors of the Corporation. The Executive Secretary of the
Commission was appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the Cor-
poration. Rulings were requested and obtained from federal
and State revenue agencies exempting the Corporation from
the payment of income taxes and permitting the deduction
for tax purposes by donors of contributions made to it.
Fund-raising efforts were begun in January, 1961, and by
the conclusion of the Tercentenary sums totaling $32,475
had been received or pledged, in addition to the presentation
of the Mobile Museum of History, which, with its tractor,
represented a donation of $42,500. These contributions
were supplemented by additional cash payments solicited
for the support of Tercentenary programs by the North
Carolina Tercentenary Celebration Commission (federal
commission). The latter contributions to December 31, 1963,
totaled $4,928.27.
The aggregate of the foregoing contributions was aug-
mented by other receipts, including those from the sale of
68 The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
souvenir items and publications. Funds from these sources
totaled more than $6,000 by the end of the Tercentenary,
thus bringing the total receipts of the Corporation in kind,
cash and pledges to an amount in excess of $85,000. Details of
the financial position of the corporation are shown in an
annex to this report.
The resources of the Corporation were sufficient to per-
mit financing all the approved projects of the Commission,
including an allocation of $20,000 in cash and pledges for the
support of the Colonial Records Project. However, this en-
dowment is only a fraction of the amount required for that
work, as was indicated in an earlier section of this report.
Consequently, it was decided to continue the Corporation in
existence after the termination of the Tercentenary in order
to permit the generation of additional funds for the Colonial
Records Project.
CHAPTER IX
Miscellaneous
Symbol for the Carolina Charter Tercentenary
In order to enhance public awareness of the Tercentenary,
a Stymbol was designed for wide dissemination. In the design
careful attention was given to simplicity, meaningfulness,
and directness for maximum impact, ready recognition, and
retention potential.
Based on the original seal of the eight Lords Proprietors
of Carolina, this symbol had eight modified shields radiat-
ing from a central core. Although similar to the original Pro-
prietors' seal, the symbol was distinctly different, giving it
an individuality and appeal of its own.
Within the star-shaped core were the dates 1663-1963
which gave a time reference to the Tercentenary celebration.
At the center of the symbol was an abstraction of the front
view of the new State Legislative Building, completion and
initial occupation of which in 1963 coincided with the year
of the celebration. The abstraction contrasted the new
against the old represented by the eight shields.
Single color design permitted simple, fast reproduction
of the symbol by any conventional process. It was easily en-
larged or reduced for use on letterheads and envelopes,
newspapers and other publications.
"Tercentenary News"
By late 1961 correspondence and other contacts with
local civic and professional leaders desirous of participating
in some capacity in the forthcoming Tercentenary became
so voluminous that a periodic newsletter was required to
deal with inquiries. A circular letter was addressed to
several hundred correspondents throughout the State invit-
ing suggestions for the content and title for a monthly news
publication. Respondents also were afforded an opportunity
to designate one or two additional persons who might be
interested in receiving the newsletter.
70 The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
(Obverse)
(Reverse)
CAROLINA CHARTER
TERCENTENARY
ABOVE— SEAL OF THE LORDS PROPRIETORS OF CAROLINA
BELOW— SYMBOL OF THE CAROLINA CHARTER TERCENTENARY
Miscellaneous 71
In December, 1961, Volume I, Number 1, of Tercenten-
ary News was issued with a circulation of 1,000 copies. The
final edition, Volume III, Number 1, dated December,
1963, had a circulation three times as large. The publication,
which was suitably illustrated, contained announcements of
the progress of planning and, later, of the actual events of
the Tercentenary. An exchange of ideas and suggested pro-
ects for consideration by local groups across the State were
thus provided.
Tercentenary News was mailed each month to several
hundred out-of-state addressees, thus contributing to the
spread of information about the Tercentenary to other parts
of the country. The members of Congress from North Caro-
lina were furnished monthly supplies of the publication for
distribution to visitors to their offices.
Other Public Information Activities
In January, 1962, a program of preparation and distribu-
tion of public information materials was begun under the
immediate direction of Robert C. Page III, Public Informa-
tion Officer for the Commission. A Committee on Public
Information Activities was organized under the chairman-
ship of Mr. Henry Belk of Goldsboro, distinguished editor
and member of the Commission. The group included other
representatives of the press as well as leaders in the radio
and television fields. Their individual and collective counsel
was invaluable in developing the Commission's publicity
program.
The tempo of the program was regulated so as to avoid
saturating the public consciousness too far in advance of the
actual Tercentenary without, however, neglecting announce-
ments calculated to stimulate public interest and recogn-
tion of the local planners.
The issue of news releases to the daily and weekly press,
and to radio and television outlets was gradually stepped up.
During the two-year period over 142 such releases were
issued. Numerous feature articles were prepared for news-
papers, as well as for the trade and professional journals
published in and out of the State. Spot announcements were
72 The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
Thinking big isn't new
for North Carolina!^
King Charles II showed a lot of enthusiasm in 1663 when he
drew a charter for the "Colony of Carolina." He cut a gigantic
swath from the Atlantic to the Pacific — taking in all or parts
of 17 present states.
Today North Carolina is geographically smaller, but still
retains a cross section of the seacoasts and plains and moun-
tain playgrounds it always possessed. Also the State's products
and opportunities have expanded in every direction . . .
becoming No. 1 in textiles and tobacco and furniture and
numerous other goods . . . producing a full gamut from Aircraft
to Zippers, and recognized as the research center of the
Southeast.
Just as the "Colony of Carolina" began big, 300 years ago,
North Carolina continues big. For a fascinating new book
with over 100 illustrations showing the State's major historical
attractions you can visit during the Tercentenary year in
1963, mail coupon today.
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VARIETY VACATIONLAND
ADVERTISEMENT BY STATE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Published in numerous nationally circulated newspapers and maga-
zines
Miscellaneous 73
prepared for radio and television stations, the latter being
supplied with slides embodying the Tercentenary symbol
for display during the announcement.
Virtually all publicity accorded the Tercentenary was
favorable; at times it was especially complimentary as, for
example, during the period of the original issue of the Com-
memorative Stamp. Television coverage of local commem-
orative observances was consistent and accurate. Especially
thorough was the treatment of certain major events of the
Tercentenary. These included the first-day-of-issue cere-
monies for the Commemorative Stamp at Edenton, the Fore-
fathers' Service at St. Thomas' Church in Bath, and the
three-day observance of the Tercentenary in Boone.
Tourist Activities
Legislation establishing the Commission in 1959 recog-
nized the potential of the Tercentenary as a stimulus to
tourism, one of the State's leading industries. Accordingly,
a Committee on Tourist Activities with Mr. Dan M. Paul
of Raleioh member of the Commission, was organized.
Measures such as incorporating Tercentenary information
in automobile road maps, tourist advertising copy developed
by the State's Travel Information Division, and locally pre-
pared materials were used. These latter included decorative
placemats in public eating places, signs erected in conspic-
uous locations, souvenir items, store window displays, and
the like.
Special mention should be made of the attractive highway
markers erected on roads throughout the State and especially
on roads leading from neighboring states. These signs,
designed and installed through the co-operation of Mr. Mer-
rill Evans, Chairman of the State Highway Commission, and
Mr. W. F. Babcock, Director of the Highway Department,
incorporated the Tercentenary symbol and reminded motor-
ists of the State's three hundredth anniversary.
North Carolina Tercentenary Celebration Commission
During the second session of the Eighty-Seventh Congress,
legislation was introduced by members of North Carolina's
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Congressional delegation authorizing the establishment of
a federal commission to participate in the observance of the
State's Tercentenary. Having passed both houses, the bill
was signed into law by the late President John F. Kennedy,
April 27, 1962. The act provided for the appointment of
15 members to a body designated as the North Carolina Ter-
centenary Celebration Commission. Seven of the members,
including the Chairman of the Federal Commission, were
appointed by the President, four Senators were designated
by the Vice-President, and four Representatives were selected
by the Speaker of the House. The Honorable Frank P.
Graham, distinguished North Carolinian and currently serv-
ing as United Nations mediator for Kashmir, was appointed
as Chairman.
An organizational meeting of the Federal Commission was
held in Washington, D. C, January 25, 1963, attended by
Chairman Winslow of the State Commission, General Phil-
lips and Miss Ribet. The members of the Federal Commis-
sion were briefed by the representatives of the State Commis-
sion in the nature and objectives of the latter's programs.
As a result of the meeting the assistance of the members
of the Federal Commission was obtained in a number of the
State Commission's projects. Chief among these was securing
the help of the Department of State in borrowing certain
paintings from Great Britain for the Tercentenary Art Ex-
hibit, and reinforcing the efforts of the State Commission
in obtaining the Post Office Department's approval of the
issue of the Commemorative Stamp.
Another action taken by the chairman of the Federal Com-
mission was the appointment of Senator B. Everett Jordan
and Mr. Dwight Phillips of Charlotte as co-chairmen of a
finance committee. As stated elsewhere in this report, this
group had succeeded in raising contributions totaling
$4,928.27 prior to the end of the Tercentenary.
The Congressional members of the Federal Commission
undertook to obtain additional Congressional recognition
of the Tercentenary. Thus on March 25, 1963, Congressman
Basil L. Whitener, Tenth North Carolina District, ob-
tained an order of the day in the lower house for one hour
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during which other members of the North Carolina Con-
gressional delegation, the Speaker, and the Minority Leader
spoke to the subject. On April 9, 1963, Senator Sam J.
Ervin, Jr., addressed the Senate on the Tercentenary theme,
and on April 22 Senator Ervin extended his remarks to insert
the text of the Carolina Charter of 1663 in the Congressional
Record. Materials for the foregoing purposes were prepared
by the staff of the State Commission.
The Carolina Charter Commemorative Stamp
In June, 1961, at the recommendation of the Commission,
Governor Terry Sanford addressed a request to Postmaster
General J. Edward Day for the issue during 1963 of a post-
age stamp in recognition of the Tercentenary. Despite the
increased competition among requesting agencies through-
out the country for commemorative postage stamps, oc-
casioned by a decision by the Post Office Department to
limit commemorative issues to 15 per annum beginning in
1963, the North Carolina request was approved in Decem-
ber, 1962.
The Commission was asked by the Postmaster General's
office to designate a place of first-day issue for the stamp.
Careful consideration was given by the Commission to the
qualifications of several of the oldest communities of the
State as a result of which Edenton was recommended to the
Post Office Department for the honor. The Commission's
decision was based upon the fact that at the time of the
extension of official Colonial postal service to North Caro-
lina in April, 1738, by His Majesty's Postmaster General's
deputy for the American Colonies, Edenton was the Colony's
seat of government and was designated by the British deputy
postmaster general as the southern terminus of the postal
route.
The Commemorative Stamp was a five-cent horizontal
which reproduced the first page of the Carolina Charter of
1663 in light brown, simulating parchment, against a back-
ground of red velvet. Inset was "Carolina Charter 1663-
1963" in dark brown lettering of the type used in the orig-
inal document. At the right foreground was shown a quill
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COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP
Reproduction of the stamp issued April 6 at Edenton in honor of the
Tercentenary. Total number of these stamps sold by the Edenton post
office on the first day of issue was 667,033. (Photo by Madlin Futrell)
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pen; at the bottom right of the illustration "U. S. Postage"
in lower case type was shown. The denomination appeared
at bottom left. The stamp's dimensions were .84 x 1.44
inches. Issued in panes of fifty, the initial printing was
120,000,000.
The first-day-of-issue ceremonies took place in the audi-
torium of the Edenton Elementary School on April 6, 1963,
with the Honorable John A. Mitchener, Jr., Mayor of the
Town of Edenton, presiding. The distinguished guests
seated on the platform at the exercises included Postmaster
General J. Edward Day, Senator B. Everett Jordan, Con-
gressmen Herbert C. Bonner and Charles R. Jonas, the Hon-
orable John Gilliam Wood, representing Governor Sanford,
Commission Chairman Francis E. Winslow and Mrs. Ernest
L. Ives, a member of the Commission.
Approximately one thousand persons attended the audi-
torium ceremonies which were s^iven wide television cover-
age.
CHAPTER X
Acknowledgments
Special mention should be made of opportunities to pre-
sent the Tercentenary to large groups of people assembled
at fairs. Two of these, in particular, offered excellent oc-
casions for this purpose: the North Carolina Trade Fair
conducted in Charlotte April 29-May 4, and the State Fair
held in Raleigh during the week of October 14. Through
the co-operation of Mr. Ted Davis of the State Department
of Conservation and Development, a booth was provided for
a Tercentenary display at the Charlotte exhibit. In the
case of the State Fair, similar facilities were put at the
Commission's disposal through the courtesy of the Honor-
able L. Y. Ballentine, Commissioner of the State Department
of Agriculture. The Tercentenary displays at both these
activities attracted tens of thousands of visitors who were
given the free literature of the Commission. Many purchased
Tercentenary publications and souvenir items.
The support of the two State agencies cited above was
paralleled by that of other official, semiofficial, and private
civic and historical groups. Mention was made earlier in this
report of the contributions of the State Highway Depart-
ment. The Commission is also grateful to the State Depart-
ment of Public Instruction and to Dr. Charles F. Carroll,
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex officio mem-
ber of the Commission, for the co-operation and support pro-
vided, especially in the distribution of publications and con-
duct of the Essay Contest.
To the State Department of Archives and History and
its Director, Dr. Christopher Crittenden, an ex officio mem-
ber of the Commission, must go the major appreciation of
the Commission. This was the State agency which drafted
the authorizing legislation for the Commission, secured its
early financial support, and furnished indispensable adminis-
trative assistance throughout the Commission's life.
The role of the State Department of Archives and History,
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and of its semiofficial affiliate, the North Carolina Literary
and Historical Association, in sponsoring and co-ordinating
the activities of Culture Week is well known to North
Carolinians. This relationship stimulated the interest in the
Tercentenary and co-operation of the Culture Week groups
during their 1962 and 1963 meetings. Many tributes were
paid at this time to the Commission for its work by the
aforementioned Literary and Historical Association which,
it should be noted, as early as 1958 petitioned the State De-
partment of Archives and History to sponsor the enabling
legislation for the Tercentenary. Similar recognition was
accorded the Tercentenary by the North Carolina Folklore
Society, Dr. Arthur Palmer Hudson, Secretary; the North
Carolina Society for the Preservation of Antiquities, Mrs.
J. O. Tally, Jr., President; the North Carolina State Art
Society, Dr. Joseph C. Sloane, President; and the North
Carolina Association of County and Local Historians, Dr.
Blackwell P. Robinson, President.
The support accorded the Commission by patriotic and
civic groups was too extensive to detail in this summary re-
port. Nevertheless, a few of the women's patriotic organi-
zations may be cited as representative of the many which
furthered the Tercentenary programs: the North Carolina
branches of Colonial Dames of America, Colonial Dames of
the XVII Century, Daughters of the American Revolution,
Daughters of the Revolution, and United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
Finally, also in the distaff department, the very special
thanks of the Commission is extended to the North Caro-
lina Federation of Women's Clubs. This organization, under
the intelligent, constructive and efficient leadership of its
President, Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., and its officers and
chairmen, contributed significantly to the support of the
Tercentenary throughout the State.
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APPENDIX I
COMMITTEES OF THE CAROLINA CHARTER
TERCENTENARY COMMISSION
COMMITTEE ON THE ARTS
Mrs. J. O. Tally, Jr.
Fayetteville Chairman
Mrs. L. Y. Ballentine
Raleigh
Dr. Earl E. Beach
Greenville
Mrs. Doris Betts
Sanford
Dr. Justus Bier
Raleigh
Dr. John T. Caldwell
Raleigh
Prof. J. D. Clark
Raleigh
Mrs. Harold G. Deal
Hickory
William C. Fields
Fayetteville
Foster Fitz-Simons
Chapel Hill
Mrs. A. M. Fountain
Raleigh
Mrs. Bettie Sue Gardner
Reidsville
Mrs. Bernice Kelly Harris
Seaboard
Claude F. Howell
Wilmington
Dr. Arthur Palmer Hudson
Chapel Hill
William L. Hunt
Chapel Hill
Mrs. Ernest L. Ives
Southern Pines
John R. Lehman
Raleigh
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Leicester
Henry Jay MacMillan
Wilmington
Mrs. Floyd Mehan
High Point
Ovid Pierce
Greenville
Mrs. Richardson Preyer
Greensboro
Dr. Lee Rigsby
Greensboro
Dr. Joseph Sloane
Chapel Hill
Charles Stanford
Raleigh
Dr. Benjamin Swalin
Chapel Hill
Howard White
Burlington
Ben F. Williams
Raleigh
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COMMITTEE ON COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS
Mrs. Harry McMulIan
Washington Chairman
Hon. J. V. Whitfield
Wallace Vice-Chairman
R. V. Asbury, Jr.
Wilmington
Henry Belk
Goldsboro
Hon. W. H. S. Burgwyn
Woodland
Miss Gertrude S. Carraway
New Bern
Mrs. Everett L. Durham
Burgaw
Capt. Nathaniel S. Fulford
Hertford
Edmund Harding
Washington
Grayson Harding
Edenton
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr.
South port
Hon. John R. Jordan
Raleigh
Mrs. Kauno Lehto
Wilmington
Mrs. E. R. MacKethan
Fayetteville
Dr. Herbert R. Paschal, Jr.
Greenville
Dan M. Paul
Raleigh
Mrs. Ralph Reeves, Jr.
Raleigh
Mrs. Charles Lee Smith
Raleigh
Stanley South
Wilmington
J. P. Str other
Kinston
Richard Walser
Raleigh
Walter Wootten
Burlington
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
(Listed alphabetically by county in Districts)
DISTRICT I
L. S. Blades, Jr.
Elizabeth City Chief
Bertie
James E. Tyler
Roxobel
Camden
Jesse F. Pugh
Old Trap
Chowan
David Warren
Edenton
Currituck
Wilton Walker, Jr.
Currituck
Dare
Aycock Brown
Manteo
Gates
A. Pilston Godwin
Gatesville
Hertford
I. P. Davis
Winton
Martin
Elbert S. Peel
Williamston
Pasquotank
Potter Dixon
Elizabeth City
Perquimans
Mrs. Emmett Winslow
Hertford
Tyrrell
Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon
Columbia
Washington
Mrs. Sidney Ward, Sr.
Plymouth
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County Representatives (contd.)
DISTRICT II
Hon. J. V. Whitfield
Wallace Chief
Beaufort
Mrs. Henry R. Swartzell
Washington
Bladen
Mrs. E. F. McCulloch
Elizabethtown
Brunswick
Mrs. M. Henderson Rourk
Shallotte
Carteret
F. C. Salisbury
Morehead City
Columbus
Mrs. Leslie Thompson
Whiteville
Craven
W. L. Flowers
New Bern
Duplin
Faison W. McGowen
Kenansville
Greene
Mrs. George W. Edwards
Snow Hill
Harnett
Miss Lois Byrd
Sanford
Hoke
Mrs. T. B. Upchurch
Raeford
Hyde
Mr. O. L. Williams
Swan Quarter
Jones
Mrs. John Hargett
Trenton
Lee
Miss Lois Byrd
Sanford
Lenoir
Mrs. J. A. Jones
Kinston
Moore
George R. Ross
Jackson Springs
New Hanover
William G. Broadfoot, Jr.
Wilmington
Onslow
Rev. Tucker Littleton
Swansboro
Pender
Mrs. Roy Rowe
Burgaw
Pitt
Miss Tabidia M. DeVisconti
Farmville
Richmond
I. S. London
Rockingham
Robeson
Mrs. W. Scott Shepherd
Lumberton
Sampson
Mrs. Taft Bass
Clinton
Scotland
Sam T. Snowdon, Jr.
Laurinburg
Wayne
Henson P. Barnes
Goldsboro
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County Representatives (contd.)
DISTRICT III
Dr. Henry W. Jordan
Cedar Falls Chief
Alamance
George D. Colclough
Burlington
Anson
Mrs. W. J. Gulledge
Wadesboro
Lincoln
Frank Hull Crowell
Lincolnton
Mecklenburg
Phillip N. Alexander
Charlotte
Catawba
Dr. J. E. Hodges
Maiden
City of Charlotte
James A. Stenhouse
Charlotte
Davidson
Col. Wade H. Phillips
Lexington
Davie
Gordon Tomlinson
Mocksville
Forsyth
Archibald Craige
Winston-Salem
Guilford
Carl F. Cannon, Jr.
Greensboro
Iredell
J. C. Steele, Jr.
Statesville
Montgomery
Lenue T. James
Troy
Randolph
Dr. Henry W. Jordan
Cedar Falls
Rockingham
Mrs. S. R. Prince
Reidsville
Rowan
James S. Brawley
Salisbury
Stokes
Hon. Grace Taylor Rodenbough
Walnut Cove
Surry
W. Frank Carter, Jr.
Mount Airy
Union
Miss Clara Laney
Monroe
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County Representatives (Contd.)
DISTRICT IV
Mrs. G. W. Cover
Andrews Chief
Ashe
Thomas S. Johnston
Jefferson
Buncombe
Col. Paul Rockwell
Asheville
Burke
W. Harold Mitchell
Valdese
Caldwell
Mrs. W. E. Alexander
Lenoir
Cherokee
Joe Rae
Murphy
Clay
William C. Carter
Hayesville
Graham
James Stanley
Robbinsville
Haywood
W. L. Barkby
Canton
Henderson
Mrs. P. F. Patton
Hendersonville
Jackson
Dr. W. E. Bird
Cullowhee
Macon
Mrs. H. C. Bueck
Franklin
McDowell
Mrs. Robert Proctor
Marion
Mitchell
J. P. Deyton
Spruce Pine
Rutherford
Glenn James
Spindale
Swain
Dr. Kelly E. Bennett
Bryson City
Transylvania
Mrs. Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr.
Brevard
Watauga
Dr. D. J. Whitener
Boone
Wilkes
Mrs. Edd F. Gardner
North Wilkesboro
Yancey
Mrs. Ernest Briggs
Burnsville
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County Representatives (Contd.)
DISTRICT V
William Carrington Gretter, Jr.
Louisburg Chief
Edgecombe
Mrs. Pembroke Nash
Tarboro
Franklin
Mrs. Richard Whitfield
Franklinton
Granville
Mrs. Edith F. Cannady
Oxford
Halifax
Mrs. Horace P. Robinson
Littleton
Johnston
Peter T. Hulth, Jr.
Smithfield
Nash
I. S. Inscore
Nashville
Northampton
Mrs. Nancy Froelich
Jackson
Vance
Robert G. Kittrell, Jr.
Henderson
Warren
Hon. W. Lunsford Long
Warrenton
Wilson
Mrs. C. L. Blackburn
Wilson
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND BUILDING
James G. W. MacLamroc
Greensboro Co-chairman
Dr. Henry W. Jordan
Cedar Falls Co-chairman
Hon. Irwin Belk
Charlotte
L. S. Blades, Jr.
Elizabeth City
Mrs. E. M. Cameron
Durham
George V. Cecil
Biltmore
Archibald Craige
Winston-Salem
Sen. Claude Currie
Durham
Geo. P. Geoghegan, Jr.
Raleigh
Mrs. Quentin Gregory
Halifax
John Harden
Greensboro
Hon. S. Glenn Hawfield
Monroe
J. L. Home
Rocky Mount
McDaniel Lewis
Greensboro
Dr. E. Charles Powell
Goldsboro
Ralph C. Price
Greensboro
Miss Gertrude Weil
Goldsboro
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COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS,
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Dr. Chalmers G. Davidson
Davidson Co-chairman
Dr. Paul Murray
Greenville Co-chairman
Miss Tyrtle Brock
Trenton
Miss Lois Byrd
Sanford
H. H. Clark
Elizabethtown
Miles S. Clark
Elizabeth City
Dr. John S. Clayton
Chapel Hill
Dr. H. H. Cunningham
Elon College
Mrs. Bobbye Dean
Winston-Salem
Miss Tabitha M. DeVisconti
Farmville
Dr. D. B. Dougherty
Boone
Mrs. Fred B. Drane
Edenton
Miss Lois Edinger
Greensboro
Malcolm Fowler
Lillington
Dr. I. G. Greer
Chapel Hill
Hon. S. Glenn Hawfield
Monroe
Mrs. Rebecca Hester
High Point
Mrs. Ida Jenkins
Greensboro
Homer Lassiter
Raleigh
Mrs. P. P. McCain
Wilson
Mrs. Helen P. Miller
Greensboro
Donald Morrow
Raleigh
Hon. R. A. Nunn
New Bern
Miss Inez Page
Durham
Miss Iola Parker
Chapel Hill
Miss Louise Puckett
Charlotte
William Y. Richardson
Salisbury
Col. Paul A. Rockwell
Asheville
William P. Saunders
Southern Pines
Miss Betty Smith
Raleigh
Dr. Robert H. Spiro, Jr.
Macon, Georgia
R. B. Starling
Greenville
John R. Taylor
New Bern
Dr. Rosser Taylor
Cullowhee
B. S. Womble
Winston-Salem
Mrs. F. S. Worthy
Washington
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REPRESENTATIVES OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(Listed alphabetically by college or university)
Dr. Albert W. Spruill
Agr. & Tech. Coll. of N. C.
Dr. D. J. Whitener
Appalachian St. Teachers Coll.
Dr. Daniel McFarland
Atlantic Christian College
Dr. C. Gregg Singer
Catawba College
Dr. Malcolm Lester
Davidson College
Prof. John Alden
Duke University
Dr. Paul Murray
East Carolina College
Dr. Charles Lyons, Jr.
Eliz. City St. Teachers Coll.
Prof. Charles Lynam
Elon College
Dr. Marvin L. Skaggs
Greensboro College
Dr. Alan D. Aberbach
Guilford College
Dr. Harold E. Conrad
High Point College
Prof. William P. Brandon
Lenoir Rhyne College
Mrs. Eloise Simpson
Livingstone College
Dr. Sarah M. Lemmon
Meredith College
Dr. L. Stacy Weaver
Methodist College
Dr. J. H. Taylor
N. C. College of Durham
Dr. Stuart Noblin
N. C. State
Dr. Willard Gatewood
N. C. Wesleyan College
Dean Cameron West
Pfeiffer College
Jack W. Rollow
Queens College
Thomas H. Johnson
St. Andrews Presbyterian Coll.
Dr. E. C. Schwertman
St. Augustine's College
Prof. A. Hewson Michie
Salem College
Dr. Moses N. DeLaney
Shaw University
Pope A. Ducan
S. E. Baptist Theol. Seminary
Charles Shaffer
University of N. C, Chapel Hill
Dr. W. B. Yearns
Wake Forest College
Dr. D. C. Sossomon
Western Carolina College
Mrs. Louis S. Hamilton
Winston-Salem Teachers Coll.
Dr. Blackwell Robinson
Woman's College of UNC
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REPRESENTATIVES OF JUNIOR COLLEGES
Col. William H. Quarterman
Asheville-Biltmore College
G. A. Tripp
Campbell College
V. L. McBride
Chowan College
Dr. Garland Allen
Gardner-Webb College
Ira Gambill
Lees-McRae College
William Carrington Gretter, Jr.
Louisburg College
Mrs. Katherine Nooe Knox
Mitchell College
Miss Elizabeth Hoyt
Montreat-Anderson College
Donald E. Becker Councill
Mt. Olive Jr. College
Miss Elizabeth Caldwell
Peace College
Sister M. Christine
Sacred Heart Jr. College
Miss Elizabeth Tucker
St. Mary's Jr. College
David W. Hempleman
Warren Wilson College
Ducan P. Randall
Wilmington College
Mrs. S. R' Gaddy
Wingate College
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS
(listed alphabetically by counties)
S. W. Payne
Alexander County Schools
J. E. Rufty
Alleghany County Cchools
James W. Jenkins (Anson)
Morven City Schools
W. L. Wildermuth (Anson)
Wadesboro City Schools
Frank James
Ashe County Schools
W. Kenneth Anderson
Avery County Schools
W. F. Veasey
Beaufort County Schools
Edwin A. West (Beaufort)
Washington City Schools
John L. Dupree
Bertie County Schools
D. M. Calhoun
Bladen County Schools
John Greely Long
Brunswick County Schools
T. C. Roberson
Buncombe County Schools
R. L. Patton
Burke County Schools
W. A. Young (Burke)
Glen Alpine City Schools
Maston S. Parham (Burke)
Morganton City Schools
C. A. Furr
Cabarrus County Schools
Woodrow W. Hartsell (Cabarrus)
Concord City Schools
C. M. Abernethy
Caldwell County Schools
J. G. Hagaman (Caldwell)
Lenoir City Schools
D. B. Burgess
Camden County Schools
H. L. Joslin
Carteret County Schools
Thomas H. Whitley
Caswell County Schools
Wilmer M. Jenkins (Catawba)
Hickory City Schools
Jason B. Deyton
Chatham County Schools
Lloyd W. Hendrix
Cherokee County Schools
Charles O. Frazier (Cherokee)
Andrews City Schools
Holland McSwain (Cherokee)
Murphy City Schools
W. J. Taylor
Chowan County Schools
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School Superintendents (contd.)
Hiram J. Mayo
Edenton City Schools
Hugh Scott Beal
Clay County Schools
B. N. Barnes (Cleveland)
Kings Mountain City Schools
Malcolm E. Brown (Cleveland)
Shelby City Schools
G. H. Arnold (Columbus)
Whiteville City Schools
R. L. Pugh
Craven County Schools
H. J. MacDonald (Craven)
New Bern City Schools
F. D. Byrd, Jr.
Cumberland County Schools
B. M. Holcombe (Cumberland)
Fort Bragg Schools
S. C. Chandler
Currituck County Schools
Mrs. Mary L. Evans
Dare County Schools
E. L. Brown
Davidson County Schools
L. E. Andrews (Davidson)
Lexington City Schools
W. S. Horton (Davidson)
Thomasville City Schools
William T. Bird
Davie County Schools
C. H. Chewning
Durham County Schools
Lew W. Hannen (Durham)
Durham City Schools
Morris S. Clary
Edgecombe County Schools
C. B. Martin (Edgecombe)
Tarboro City Schools
Thomas Ray Gibbs
Forsyth County Schools
Marvin M. Ward (Forsyth)
Winston-Salem City Schools
Wiley F. Mitchell
Franklin County Schools
Jesse L. McDaniel (Franklin)
Franklinton City Schools
W. P. Sugg
Gaston County Schools
William H. Brown (Gaston)
Cherryville City Schools
W. C. Harrell
Gates County Schools
James A. Stanley
Graham County Schools
C. W. Duggins (Granville)
Oxford City Schools
Phillip J. Weaver (Guilford)
Greensboro City Schools
Dean B. Pruette (Guilford)
High Point City Schools
W. Henry Overman
Halifax County Schools
J. W. Talley (Halifax)
Roanoke Rapids City Schools
W. Paul Hammack (Halifax)
Weldon City Schools
G. T. Proffit
Harnett County Schools
L. B. Leatherwood
Haywood County Schools
Culver Pv. Dale (Haywood)
Canton City Schools
j. M. Foster
Henderson County Schools
Hugh D. Randall (Henderson)
Hendersonville City Schools
Russell P. Martin
Hertford Countv Schools
W. T. Gibson, Jr.
Hoke County Schools
Ben D. Quinn
Hyde County Schools
Frank L. Austin
Iredell County Schools
Roland R. Morgan (Iredell)
Mooresville City Schools
E. S. Simpson
Johnston County Schools
W. B. Moore
Jones County Schools
J. J. Lentz
Lee County Schools
M. A. McLeod (Lee)
Sanford Citv Schools
H. H. Bullock
Lenoir County Schools
J. P. Booth (Lenoir)
Kinston City Schools
Norris S. Childers
Lincoln Countv Schools
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School Superintendents (contd.)
S. Ray Lowder (Lincoln)
Lincolnton City Schools
Hieronymous Bueck
Macon County Schools
J. C. Manning
Martin County Schools
James Johnson (McDowell)
Marion City Schools
A. Craig Phillips (Mecklenburg)
County & Charlotte
Walter L. Thomas
Mitchell County Schools
S. H. Helton
Montgomery County Schools
R. E. Lee
Moore County Schools
Lew's S. Cannon (Moore)
Pinehurst City Schools
Luther A. Adams (Moore)
Southern Pines City Schools
S. H. Fries
Nash County Schools
D. S. Johnson (Nash)
Rocky Mount City Schools
Wilham H. Wagoner
New Hanover County Schools
R. F. Lowry
Northampton County Schools
I. B. Hudson
Onslow County Schools
G. P. Carr
Orange County Schools
Joseph M. Johnston (Orange)
Chapel Hill City Schools
T. J. Collier
Pamlico County Schools
J. H. Moore
Pasquotank County Schools
B. E. Fountain (Pasquotank)
Elizabeth City, City Schools
B. L. Davis
Pender County Schools
John T. Biggers
Perquimans County Schools
R. B. Griffin
Person County Schools
D. H. Conley
Pitt County Schools
J. H. Rose (Pitt)
Greenville City Schools
David A. Cromer
Polk County Schools
W. S. Hamilton (Polk)
Tryon City Schools
W. J. Boger, Jr.
Randolph County Schools
Guy B. Teachey (Randolph)
City Schools Asheboro City Schools
F. D. McLeod
Richmond County Schools
Maylon McDonald (Richmond)
Hamlet City Schools
J. E. Huneycutt (Richmond)
Rockingham City Schools
B. E. Littlefield
Robeson County Schools
Joseph H. Wilson (Robeson)
Fairmont City Schools
L. Gilbert Carroll (Robeson)
Lumberton City Schools
D. M. Singley (Robeson)
Maxton City Schools
Walter R. Dudley (Robeson)
Red Springs City Schools
Marion W. Bird (Robeson)
Saint Pauls City Schools
J. M. Hough (Rockingham)
Leaksville City Schools
V. Mayo Bundy (Rockingham)
Madison-Mayodan City Schools
C. C. Erwin
Rowan County Schools
J. H. Knox (Rowan)
Salisbury City Schools
Forrest Hunt
Rutherford County Schools
J. T. Denning
Sampson County Schools
E. C. Sipe (Sampson)
Clinton City Schools
J. J. Pence
Scotland County Schools
A. B. Gibson (Scotland)
Laurinburg City Schools
R. M. Green
Stokes County Schools
Appendix I
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School Superintendents (contd.)
J. Sam Gentry
Surry County Schools
N. H. Carpenter (Surry)
Elkin City Schools
B. H. Tharrington (Surry)
Mt. Airy City Schools
T. L. Woodard
Swain County Schools
C. W. Bradburn
Transylvania County Schools
Dan S. Davis
Union County Schools
Oscar W. Broome (Union)
Monroe City Schools
J. C. Stabler
Vance County Schools
Fred A. Smith
Wake County Schools
Jesse O. Sanderson (Wake)
Raleigh City Schools
J. Roger Peeler
Warren County Schools
S. D. O'Neal
Washington County Schools
W. G. Angell
Watauga County Schools
R. S. Proctor
Wayne County Schools
Samuel J. Cole (Wayne)
Fremont City Schools
N. H. Shope (Wayne)
Goldsboro City Schools
C. B. Eller
Wilkes County Schools
J. Floyd Woodward (Wilkes)
N. Wilkesboro City Schools
H. D. Browning, Jr.
Wilson County Schools
J. T. Odom, Jr. (Wilson)
Elm City, City Schools
George S. Willard (Wilson)
Wilson City Schools
Fred C. Hobson
Yadkin County Schools
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The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION ACTIVITIES
Henry Belk
Goldsboro Chairman
C. Alden Baker
Elizabeth City
H. C. Bradshaw
Durham
Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr.
South port
Claud O'Shields
Wilmington
Charles Parker
Raleigh
Dr. Clarence Poe
Raleigh
E. L. Rankin, Jr.
Raleigh
J. P. Strother
Kinston
COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright
Wilmington Chairman
Rev. Harold J. Dudley
Raleigh Co-chairman
Rt. Rev. Richard H. Baker
Raleigh
Dr. Bernard Boyd
Chapel Hill
Dr. Douglas M. Branch
Raleigh
Dr. Joseph H. Carter
Statesville
Rev. John W. Cobb
Raleigh
Dr. F. L. Conrad
Salisbury
Dr. Albert G. Edwards
Raleigh
Rev. Clyde Fields
Elon College
Dr. Kenneth Goodson
Winston-Salem
Rev. Nolan R. Harmon
Charlotte
Rev. Carl F. Herman
Greensboro
Rev. Morton Kurtz
Durham
Dr. Neill R. McGeachy
Statesville
Rt. Rev. James E. McSweeney
Raleigh
Dr. Clyde A. Milner
Guilford College
Rev. C. E. Norman
Cary
Adm. A. M. Patterson, USN (Ret.)
Raleigh
Dr. Fred Rypins
Greensboro
Dr. L. Stacy Weaver
Fayetteville
Appendix I
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COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
David Stick
Kitty Hawk Chairman
William S. Powell
Chapel Hill Co-chairman
Dr. John Alden
Durham
Mrs. Memory F. Mitchell
Raleigh
John Fries Blair
Winston-Salem
Ashbel G. Brice
Durham
D. L. Corbitt
Raleigh
Dr. Chalmers G. Davidson
Davidson
Dr. Cecil Johnson
Chapel Hill
Benjamin Koonce
Raleigh
Dr. Hugh T. Lefler
Chapel Hill
Elizabeth Vann Moore
Edenton
Dr. Paul Murray
Greenville
Sam Ragan
Raleigh
Dr. Blackwell P. Robinson
Greensboro
Dr. David L. Smiley
Winston-Salem
Miss Mary Thornton
Chapel Hill
Dr. R. H. Woody
Durham
COMMITTEE ON TOURIST ACTIVITIES
Dan M. Paul
Raleigh Chairman
94 The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission
APPENDIX II
NORTH CAROLINA TERCENTENARY
CELEBRATION COMMISSION
Authorized by Public Law 87-437, 2nd Session 87th Congress
Appointed by the President of the United States
Hon. Frank Porter Graham
United Nations, N. Y. (Chairman)
Mrs. L. Y. Ballentine Mrs. John A. Kellenberger
Raleigh, N. C. Greensboro, N. C.
Hon. Luther H. Hodges Dwight Phillips
Washington, D. C. Charlotte, N. C.
Bruce Jolly William S. Powell
Washington, D. C. Chapel Hill, N. C.
Appointed by the Vice President
Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Senator Olin D. Johnston
North Carolina South Carolina
Senator B. Everett Jordan Senator Thomas H. Kuechel
North Carolina California
Appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Rep. Charles R. Jonas Rep. Albert Rains
North Carolina Alabama
Rep. Horace R. Kornegay Rep. Basil L. Whitener
North Carolina North Carolina
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APPENDIX III
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF CAROLINA CHARTER
CORPORATION FUNDS
September 14, 1960-December 31, 1963
RECEIPTS
Contributions obtained by State Commisison $25,225.00
Contributions obtained by Federal Commission 4,928.27
Sales of publications and souvenir items 6,275.54
Royalty payments from TV stations 300.00
Proceeds of loan, Winslow et al 7,500.00
Sale of tickets to Sojourner 614.75
Total Receipts $44,843.56 U)
EXPENDITURES
N. C. Dept. of Revenue— Sales tax payments $ 229.54
Hunter Johnson-fee for North State 2,480.00
Expenses of reception, Art Exhibit 509.34
Carlisle Floyd— fee for Sojourner 5,000.00
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.— publication of Sojourner 2,500.00
Grants to Junior Tarheel Historian Association
for operation of Mobile Museum 5,000.00
Expenses incident to production of Sojourner 13,688.38
Wachovia Bank— interest on loan, Winslow et al 31.25
Wachovia Bank— payment on principal of loan 2,000.00
Miscellaneous 212.91
Total Expenditures $31,651.42
Balance on Hand December 31, 1963 $13,192.14
U) Does not include acquisition cost of Mobile Museum donated by R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co. and Chevrolet Motors Division, GMC, having estimated value of
$42,500.00.
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